Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
You might perhaps have seen the news that a Google Engineer has become convinced that an artificial intelligence that they created has become ‘sentient’ (self-aware). Is this true, has this AI called LaMDA really become self-aware? Short answer – no. Slightly longer answer – Seriously, just no. So what is going on here, what has … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
This one is both fun and yet also interesting. The source is a newly published scientific paper, hence the scope here is not simply entertainment but rather it is being used as a tool to explore what is going on inside our brains. First the illusion itself. Look at the image below (You can find … Read more
Far out in the Pacific ocean located on the Hawaiian island of Mauna Loa is the Mauna Loa Observatory. That’s it pictured above. Since 1958 daily measurements of the CO2 within our atmosphere has been carefully collected from there. It was setup and run by scientist Charles Keeling, and has been in continuous daily operation. The … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
A bombshell has been dropped. A rather large report about rampant sexual abuse and coverup by Southern Baptists was published on May 22, 2022. It is a familiar story, victims were stonewalled and denigrated, while the guilty were protected. My first initial thought was to wonder if the creators of the report had any conflict … Read more