Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date April 21, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesIntelligent Design Tagged , __tedited, AI, anti-human exceptionalism, computer simulations, deep learning, Elon Musk, Futurism, Go (game), heuristic, human intelligence, Internet, machine learning, Michio Kaku, Neural Networks, self-awareness, sentience, Stephen Hawking, superintelligence How Likely Is a "Terminator" Future? Brendan Dixon April 21, 2016 Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design 6 Celebrity scientist Michio Kaku is the latest to throw his support behind the "Terminator is coming" mantra. Read More ›
white-faced-capuchin-stockpack-adobe-stock-1323539303-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 15, 2016 CategoriesAnatomyNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __nedited, abstract reasoning, analogy, anatomy, Animal Minds (series), anthropomorphism, concepts, Continuing Series, convergence, equality, evolutionary ethics, learning, metabolism, mind, natural selection, philosophy of mind, presuppositions, self-awareness, social status, Thomas Nagel, Tree of Life Animal Minds: In Search of the Minimal Self Denyse O’Leary January 15, 2016 Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 9 Can evolution explain how minds work? Probably not. Read More ›
young-woman-touching-her-own-reflection-in-a-mirror-stockpac-167068719-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Michael Egnor Date November 26, 2008 CategoriesMetaphysicsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, aboutness, agency, brain chemistry, defining terms, determinism, free will, intentionality, materialism, meaning, mind, neuroscience, secondary qualities, self-awareness, semantic information, subjectivity, superstition The Mind and Materialist Superstition Michael Egnor November 26, 2008 Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind 9 Consider the six characteristics of the mind, generally accepted by materialist and non-materialist scientists and philosophers. Read More ›
