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Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Aug 21, 2023

old video game screen with just black, white, and green colors showing a spaceship shooting at aliens

There Is No Fire Alarm for Alien Invasion, Either

Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Jul 1, 2021

Archaelogical Futurism

If a meteor killed all humans and destroyed most of civilization, what would a curious alien find? Most likely they…

Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Feb 19, 2021

The Great Slack

How Underemployment Will Define the 21st Century

Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Apr 30, 2020

Welcome to Flush-Down Economics

How startup and tech splurging has changed America

Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Feb 4, 2019

No, the Planet is not Emptying

There is a fascinating Q&A on WIRED about Darrel Bricker and John Ibbitson’s new book, Empty Planet. They…

Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Jan 26, 2019

Is Science Slowing Down?

The short answer is No

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Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Dec 5, 2018

Dystopian Reverse Captchas

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

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Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Sep 1, 2017

Hand-wringing about self-driving cars and the Trolley problem is another example of AI Panic

Philip Dhingra in Philosophistry

Aug 30, 2017

Dennett Is Right, Non-Materialists Are Wrong, and AI Is Going to Explain Consciousness Soon

One of the greatest philosophical debates of our time is whether or not consciousness is material. If our minds are material, then our thoughts are determined by physics, not…