Perception
“Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away… “ from Antigonish by Hughes Mearns Last […]
Category: Hypothesis
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 […]
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 […]