Swine flu turned five today. And so maybe it’s strange that I want to talk about extrasolar planets, but that’s what I’m going to do. And while I’m at it, I think it’s important that I outline some of my credentials.
I picked up the January issue of Nature a few weeks ago and [...]
I would be remiss in my duty if I didn’t put in a few words about swine flu. Forty-ish confirmed cases in the U.S. Deaths in Mexico. It has been elevated to WHO alert level four, pretty close to being classified as a global pandemic.
First, it’s important to note, that this image [...]
Artificial intelligence is a tough thing to pull off. And perhaps the trickiest part of it is knowing how much processing power it’s going to take to pull it off. But, the crazy thing about it is, it’s not inconceivable, at least not in the sense that Vizzini meant it. The Blue [...]
Friedrich Nietzsche said that gold was highly valued because it was uncommon and useless and shiny. Of course, it’s important that it be shiny. Useless things, no matter how rare they are, are not likely to be sought after. But if they’re shiny, now that’s a big deal. Nietszche said that [...]
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