Rebooting AI: Experts Call for Real ProgressWhen Elon Musk and Jack Ma famously sat down for a chat about AI, their thoughts were inspiring for some and excruciating for others. They…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Published inOption XHow Science Created GodScience may have already created God. And it will do so again very soon.May 16, 20191May 16, 20191
Published inOption XHow to describe phenomena in science fictionIt’s one of those hot-sun, cool-breeze afternoons in San Francisco’s South Park. I’m on a bench typing in this nifty writing app called…Jan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Published inOption XWhy Nightwish’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” is also one of the greatest songs“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones,” Richard Dawkins proclaims in the song.Oct 24, 201810Oct 24, 201810
Published inOption XAugmented Pets of the FutureThe artificial selection humans have conducted over millennia to transform wolves into tail-wagging, slobbery dogs and wildcats into…Oct 13, 2018Oct 13, 2018
Published inOption XWelcome to Option X!You’ve just tripped and fallen onto a path I’ve taken to find option x. One of many available paths.Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Mejor juntos que separados, desde el punto de vista canadienseNo soy española. Tampoco soy catalána. Se puede decir que no tengo derecho a decir nada de lo que está pasando en España. Y, en este…Dec 23, 2017Dec 23, 2017
Following a Syrian refugee child from Aleppo to North GermanyA Quintet of Refugee PoemsDec 17, 2016Dec 17, 2016
Two Lives Worth in OneI was born into a foul environment. Mamá’s watery breast milk and an occasional teaspoon of cheap formula almost ended my nascent life.May 28, 20161May 28, 20161