robot Type post Date January 4, 2018 CategoriesIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , __cedited, actuators, animal, Cambrian Explosion, Conservation of Information, intelligent design, muscles, natural selection, nerves, Precambrian, robotics, robots, scientists, Wired A Cambrian Explosion…of Robots? Science & Culture January 4, 2018 Intelligent Design, Technology 3 According to Wired, a new epoch has begun, and it is driven by intelligent design. Read More ›
raising hands Type post Date June 27, 2017 CategoriesIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __cedited, intelligent design, joints, mind-body problem, movement, muscles, physiology, PLOS ONE, robotics, Steve Laufmann Raise Your Hand if You Know How Complex Raising Your Hand Is Science & Culture June 27, 2017 Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 8 What school teacher has not asked a question in class that half a dozen children want to answer? Read More ›
Type post Date February 16, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , __cedited, __image, Biomimetics, Research, robotics, science To Match the Genius of Centipedes, Bats, and Peacocks, Scientists Play a Game of Catch-Up Science & Culture February 16, 2017 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology 9 Design-based thinking has led to a gold rush in biology. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date January 6, 2017 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Technology Tagged , __cedited, __image, __video-unavailable, art, robotics, science 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 ›
red-dart-arrow-hitting-in-the-target-center-of-dartboard-bus-118832817-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date October 16, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesHuman ExceptionalismTechnology 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 ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date April 26, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsSociologyTechnology Tagged , __tedited, anti-human, anti-human exceptionalism, anti-humanism, biology, biotechnology, brain implant, change, conservatism, CRISPR, disguised religion, equality, Futurism, gene editing, gods, human dignity, human evolution, Internet, microchips, nuclear weapons, radicalism, robotics, scientism, superheroes, technology, transhumanism, Zoltan Istvan Transhumanists Want to Be Gods Wesley J. Smith April 26, 2016 Bioethics, Sociology, Technology 4 It is always fun to see what our resident technology-worshipping religious fanatics are up to. Read More ›