Are Love Marriages Better Than Arranged Marriages?

“In India, love begins after marriage. In America…

Special Relativity Explained with a Deck of Cards

The End of "Best Places to Live"

Austinite tries to find the "Next Austin"

A Simple Take on Measuring AI Progress

The way futurists tell it, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is either around the corner…

Dystopian Reverse Captchas

You encounter this strange “captcha.” What do you do?

Don’t Blame the Robots

There’s More to the Two Americas Problem than AI

Is It Rational to Raise a Child?

Can there be a rationalist case for child-rearing when studies consistently show that having children…

AI Mashups: The Next Tech Opportunity

If Apple wanted to create a lively 3D avatar for Siri, they could, but they don’t for business reasons. Anything less than complete realism for Siri would make the creature appear uncanny and creepy, turning off consumers. It’s likely that Apple could even make…