Consciousness and AI
It seems that the goal of artificial intelligence (AI) is to create a computer/software combination that has self-awareness. In other words, a machine that can pass the Touring Test or […]
Category: Hypothesis
Urban Wildlife
I live two miles away from a small Texas town. So, by definition, I live in the country. This is a setting where wildlife is expected to thrive. Things are […]
Death of Paper
I think today’s column may be less of a scientific inquiry than a philosophical lament. I’m thinking of libraries, generations of bound scientific journals, and why I no longer inhabit […]
The Elephant
This month we explore why science is like an elephant. Remember the story of five blind people each trying to describe an elephant by just touching one part of the […]