Category: Applied Sciences | Page 165 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 8, 2014

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Medicine
Philosophy
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Recalling Nana’s Face: Does Your Brain Store Memories?

_{Michael Egnor
December 8, 2014

Medicine, Philosophy

1}

Consider a hypothetical "engram" of your grandmother's lovely face that "codes" for your memory of her appearance. Read More ›

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Author
Erik J. Larson

Date
December 4, 2014

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Science
Technology
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Irony Alert: Stephen Hawking Once Again Predicts AI Could Spell Doom for Humanity

_{Erik J. Larson
December 4, 2014

Science, Technology

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Evidence of a coming age of smart robots? Please. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 2, 2014

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, Health & Wellness, The War on Humans, Views}

Time for Commercially Assisted Suicide?

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 2, 2014

Bioethics, Medicine

1}

Human logic goes where our first principles and fundamental premises take it. Read More ›

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Date
December 2, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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, __k-review, Nature, science}

Do We Live in a "Golden Ratio" Universe?

_{Science & Culture
December 2, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

1}

The number 1.618 pops up everywhere. Two scientists think it unifies all of science. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 27, 2014

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, Research, science, The War on Humans}

One More Thing to Be Thankful For: Animal Research Points to Pain "Off Switch"

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 27, 2014

Bioethics, Medicine

1}

The tremendous potential human (and animal) good that could be derived from this research to treat pain justifies the suffering caused to the animals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 24, 2014

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, News, science, Views, world}

Media Are Indifferent to Euthanasia-Victimized Families

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 24, 2014

Bioethics, Medicine

1}

A Belgian chemist and self-described secular humanist describes his agony at the euthanasia killing of his depressed mother. Read More ›

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Author
Tom Bethell

Date
November 24, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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, __k-review, Views}

How Does Modern Medicine Depend on Darwinism?

_{Tom Bethell
November 24, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

2}

The question is prompted by a review in the Washington Post of E.O. Wilson's latest. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 19, 2014

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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, __k-review, Health & Wellness}

Transhumanism’s Utopian Fantasyland

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 19, 2014

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Medicine

3}

History tells us clearly that Utopianism is one of humankind's most dangerous propensities. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 13, 2014

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
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, __k-review, Mind and Technology, science, Views}

For Artificial Intelligence, Humor Is a Bridge Too Far

_{David Klinghoffer
November 13, 2014

Intelligent Design, Technology

1}

Thoughtful reader Paul comments on Erik Larson's article "Yes, 'We've Been Wrong About Robots Before,' and We Still Are." Read More ›

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Author
Erik J. Larson

Date
November 12, 2014

Categories
Science
Technology
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Yes, "We’ve Been Wrong About Robots Before," and We Still Are

_{Erik J. Larson
November 12, 2014

Science, Technology

7}

"Superintelligence" and the supposed "dangers" it poses to humanity are about where the global-warming scare was circa 2005. Read More ›