The Digital Brain

Originally on Sambrinson.com

“I propose to consider the question, ‘Can machines think?’” —Alan Turing

We’re still in the early days of brain science. The most complex thing in the universe still constantly surprises and confuses us. But…

There’s been an accident. Your car is upside down, hidden in the green shrubbery off the side of the road. It’s late, and the few people…

Can you imagine a world in which we can think thoughts at each other? No talking, no texting, typing, or hand-waving. You just think…

It’s getting harder and harder to believe what’s in front of your eyes.

Chimpanzees and newborn children show a sense of morality. Infants, for instance, after having been given a small puppet show with a trio…

Sex between species is relatively rare, but it does happen. Seals have forced themselves on penguins out of sexual frustration; dolphins…

In his recent TED talk, Sam Harris discusses the looming rise of superintelligent machines, and our lackluster emotional response. He…

If surfing the web became as quick and effortless as thinking a thought, would the web not seem to be another aspect of the mind?

By now you’re probably aware that much of what you do online is being recorded. The main point behind this recording is prediction. People…

The line between remembering and forgetting is hazy. We struggle with things on the tips of our tongues, know we have seen someone before…

There has been a great variety of religions over the years, most of which worship some form or forms of deity. It’s not really the God that…

Do you remember the password to your Facebook account? How about your email, Twitter, Spotify, Amazon, online banking, Instagram…