Source: Problems with 3 Body Problem? Experts discuss physics, mathematics behind hit Netflix show Interesting: Virginia Tech physicist Djordje Minic discusses the science behind the Netflix' super success "3 Body Problem" since its release on the digital airwaves. Excerpt from the article: "At the end of the 19th century, the great French mathematician Henri Poincaré's …
The physical reason behind quantum uncertainty | Big Think
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why? Source: The physical reason behind quantum uncertainty The way I'm trying to wrap my head around this uncertainty principle is by imagining a soccer field player launching a direct shot towards the goalie of …
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How the philosophy of sci-fi legend Stanislaw Lem can help us understand AI | Big Think
A brief review of Stanislaw Lem's 600-pages-oeuvre 'Summa Technologiae' with references to modern day technological advancments and developments, e.g. AI and its implications pertaining to society, politics, human life in general.
The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ | The Guardian
The long read: New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought. Photograph: Gaia Moments/Alamy Source: The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ Yup, I had more or less arrived at a similar conclusion after having …
Generative AI startup Suno wants to make songwriting as easy as taking iPhone photos | Axios Corp. Blog
Microsoft announced they had integrated Suno into its AI software platform Copilot. Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Shulman. Source: Generative AI startup Suno wants to make songwriting as easy as taking iPhone photos After entering the fold as yet another contender in the highly active, competitive #generativeAI contender, Axios' Suno – [‘soo-no], …
Prof. Dr. Katherine Elkins on Generative AI in Translation and Related Fields | LinkedIn, Merging Minds Podcast
Prof. Katherine Elkins Source: Prof. Elkins answers Gabriel Fairman's Questions in a recent Merging Minds podcast episode I loved listening to these very inspiring ca. 55 mins. of intellectual discussion on the ins and outs and pros and cons of generative AI with regard to authorship in translating texts of all kinds. Prof. Elkins' answers …
The surprising origins of wave-particle duality
Source: The surprising origins of wave-particle duality Who would've thought? I hadn't been aware that the discovery of the wave-particle duality of photons, electrons and even larger structures of particles originated in the 17th century from the work of Christiaan Huygens. So the non-deterministic nature of our cosmos and reality are "set in stone" based …
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Testing A Time-Jumping, Multiverse-Killing, Consciousness-Spawning Theory Of Reality | Forbes Science
Roger Penrose proposes a conscious observer doesn’t cause wave function collapse. A conscious observer is caused by wave function collapse. Source: Testing A Time-Jumping, Multiverse-Killing, Consciousness-Spawning Theory Of Reality Whoa, this piece of writing by Andréa Morris for Forbes Science is quite the interesting read for anyone having loosely followed my blog here as it …
The False Reality of Loneliness | Big Think
Science confirms that human brain activity in the alpha wave range synchs up with Schumann resonances, thus leading to a feeling of interconnectedness and even mystical and spiritual experiences.
What Isaac Asimov’s Robbie Teaches About AI and How Minds ‘Work’ | WIRED
Source: What Isaac Asimov’s Robbie Teaches About AI and How Minds 'Work' | WIRED Here's a very interesting WIRED article on the implications we had better considered before simply continuing at the rate AI development has been going. It draws from Sir Isaac Asimov's "Robbie" science fiction story and extrapolates from Sir Asimov's story ideas …
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