Robots Will Always Be Machines, Not Persons

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 6, 2017

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Technology

1}

Here is a mechanical "woman" that -- through her human-written program -- speaks of one day having a family and being a person. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 26, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, microbes, top stories}

#7 of Our Top Stories of 2016: An Engineered “Minimal” Microbe Is Evidence of Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
December 26, 2016

Intelligent Design, Technology

5}

Where did the first cell come from? As this research prompts us to recall, it's a chicken-and-egg problem. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 15, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, algorithms, creativity, immaterial mind}

A Flash of Insight About Physics, Reality, and DNA Launched Bruce Buff as a Novelist

_{David Klinghoffer
December 15, 2016

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Technology

4}

It's a remarkable and telling thing about human creativity that ideas come to us so often not through a step-by-step process but in an instant. Read More ›

Cross-section of human blastocyst showing inner mass and trophoblast layers, 3D illustration

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 11, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, anti-science, biotechnology, cynicism, embryo research, human experimentation, regulation, utilitarianism}

Ethics and Embryo Research: Let the Promise-Breaking Begin (Again)

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 11, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine, Technology

3}

I have come to the conclusion that "the scientists" believe themselves entitled to do what they want, in the way they want. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
November 29, 2016

Categories
Political Science
Science Reporting
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, algorithms, Big Data, data integrity, data science, elections, failed predictions, hype, machine learning, Nation, Neil Postman, Politics, predictions, Silicon Valley}

In Election 2016, Why Big Data Took a Tumble

_{Brendan Dixon
November 29, 2016

Political Science, Science Reporting, Technology

4}

Human judgment and insight, especially trained human judgment and insight, are irreplaceable. Read More ›

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Date
October 29, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, birds, drones, Flight, Nature, Research}

Comparing Drones and Swifts, Swifts Win, Hands Down

_{Science & Culture
October 29, 2016

Intelligent Design, Technology

3}

"Their performance is ridiculous compared with these birds," a Swedish scientist told a reporter. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 28, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __cedited, Biomimetics, Dubai, nature, science}

Burj Khalifa — A Big Example of Biomimetics

_{David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2016

Intelligent Design, Technology

2}

For the world's tallest skyscraper, the inspiration from a desert flower was not merely aesthetic or ornamental. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 27, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, __cedited, animal research, artificial cell, cloning, News, reproductive cloning, Research, science}

Artificial Eggs Used to Make Living Animals

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 27, 2016

Bioethics, Technology

2}

New technologies could have a huge impact on perceptions of what it means to be human. Read More ›

Red dart arrow hitting in the target center of dartboard business success ideas concept

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
October 16, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, artificial intelligence, automation, Elon Musk, human uniqueness, intelligence, Ray Kurzweil, Research, robotics}

Artificial Intelligence: Good Aim, Wrong Target

_{Brendan Dixon
October 16, 2016

Computational Sciences, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

4}

Let's shoot for "Assisted Intelligence" instead. Read More ›

An electric trolley along Canal Street in new Orleans Louisiana , march of 2018

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
October 13, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, anthropomorphism, free will, self-driving cars, utilitarianism}

Artificial Intelligence Has a Morality Problem

_{Brendan Dixon
October 13, 2016

Computational Sciences, Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

6}

The Moral Machine is an interactive version of the Trolley Problem. Read More ›