This article proposes and discusses a thought experiment relating to mind uploading, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, quantum suicide and quantum immortality.
Researchers at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have created a computer program that...
A truly revolutionary equation can change human existence more than all the great leaders of history.
By harnessing quantum dots (tiny light-emitting semiconductor particles a few nanometers across), researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have...
The notion of intelligence makes no sense without a broader view of computation, argues one of the world's leading AI researchers...
A potentially habitable alien planet that orbits a triple-star system is perfectly positioned for liquid water -- and possibly life.
A device which reads the thoughts of brain-damaged patients could become a
reality, scientists claimed, after proving they could tell what someone was
hearing just by decoding their brain waves.
The next meeting organised by the Intermural Student Bioethics Network (ISBN) at KCL with the Royal Society of Medicine Open Section will be focused on the ethics of human enhancement in clinical practice and will take place on March 15, 2012, in...
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We're all bracing for a robot uprising. Any moment now, a computer could become self-aware and decide to wipe us out. Like Skynet.
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Artificial intelligence researcher Hooman Samani has invented the Kissenger, a small pair of lips stuck to a circular body that you can plug into your...
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One of the subjects I work with, JP, has acquired synesthesia and acquired savant syndrome. This happened as a result of a brutal assault in 2002, during which he was kicked and hit on the head.
The leap from our universe to another is theoretically possible, say physicists.
The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most infamous online piracy and file-sharing sites, is now hosting a type of mock-up file that allows your 3D printer to...
Astronomers have found a distant, small dwarf galaxy that may be made completely of dark matter, the invisible stuff that can't be seen, but only felt through its gravitational pull.
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