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    The Human Problem in the Machine

    As artificial intelligence grows more capable, the greatest danger may not be a machine that refuses to obey us, but one that obeys us too well. From Grey Goo to rogue AI agents, the human problem in the machine may…

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  • Think You Know Everything About Water? Well, You Don’t

    Think You Know Everything About Water? Well, You Don’t

    “There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t…

    Sep 23, 2014
  • Why Do We Sleep? Science Doesn’t Know

    Why Do We Sleep? Science Doesn’t Know

    The average human will spend one-third of their lifetime asleep.  In most cases that equates to approximately 20 years of your life that you will spend in an…

    Sep 19, 2014
  • New Megalithic Site Could Steal Title for Oldest Stone Monument

    New Megalithic Site Could Steal Title for Oldest Stone Monument

    A new megalithic site has been found in the near east and it seems to predate the pyramids of Egypt, and even Stonehenge. A pretty exciting statement in…

    Sep 16, 2014
  • Cymatics and the Story of Singing Sand

    Cymatics and the Story of Singing Sand

    Have you ever wondered what sound looks like? Most of us are keenly aware that you can’t see sound.  We understand that sound is nothing more than complex…

    Sep 9, 2014
  • The Suicide Forest and Overtoun Bridge: What Makes Them So Deadly?

    The Suicide Forest and Overtoun Bridge: What Makes Them So Deadly?

    Suicide and depression have been at the forefront of our minds of late.  What with the tragic loss of beloved comedian and actor Robin Williams in early August. …

    Sep 8, 2014
  • The Quantum Effect of Anaesthesia: A New Theory of Consciousness

    The Quantum Effect of Anaesthesia: A New Theory of Consciousness

    One of the things we take for granted in this age of technology and science, is the medical knowledge that has been hard-won to the toll of billions…

    Aug 20, 2014
  • New Evidence Challenges Out of Africa Theory – How Old is Humanity?

    New Evidence Challenges Out of Africa Theory – How Old is Humanity?

    In the scientific world, nothing is certain.  It may seem like some, or even many scientists are staunchly certain about their work, but it’s important to remember that…

    Aug 15, 2014
  • Born With Two Faces: Diprosopus and Edward Mordake

    Born With Two Faces: Diprosopus and Edward Mordake

    Have you ever been called two-faced?  It’s kind of a nasty thing to be labelled, as are most labels.  Of course, it means that a person says one…

    Jul 17, 2014
  • The Babushkas of Chernobyl: Defying Death for the Love of Home

    The Babushkas of Chernobyl: Defying Death for the Love of Home

    If your home were condemned, would you leave it? That’s not a question of whether you would want to leave or not, but of whether you would ultimately…

    Jul 15, 2014
  • Mankind’s Legacy Preserved in Plastic: The Issue of our Garbage

    Mankind’s Legacy Preserved in Plastic: The Issue of our Garbage

    Mankind is a plague upon this Earth; death and destruction are wrought in our wake with calculated precision and consistency.  Wherever we go, we bring with us the…

    Jul 14, 2014
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