Science fiction comes true.

I grew up reading stories about stuff like this. (I am now 70.) Although I am now in good health, I know I will die. I am sure there is no deus ex machina (God). Even though I know that I will die as an individual, it is more difficult for us to accept that 1) our species may become extinct…

Bounded intelligence

Scared of killer AI? According to @elonmusk, Stephen Hawking and a slew of very respectable minds, we should be.

Exponential growth is fun, except when it isn’t. It’s not fun when it implies we’re about to be rendered obsolete by exponentially self-improving AI…

I love your opening sentence. It really grabbed my attention and showed me that you are willing to speak your truth. I have spent many sleepless nights, my mind heavy after researching the onslaught of the ongoing devastation.

The nightly news needs to have a rolling feed of the species that are sent into the jaws of…

Thanks for sharing this photos. Frogs are cool and really elusive. Sadly, they’re all endangered in different degrees. Actually, I don’t remember the last time I saw one face to face. I’m telling this because frogs were so common in all parts of my country and suddenly it became so hard to encounter a single specimen. I found a truly shocking…