Showing 243 results for "artificial intelligence"
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Israel’s Mossad, Out of the Shadows
Former Israeli intelligence chief Efraim Halevy explains why he advocates talks with Hamas. -
Robot Cars
ROBOT CARS....Matt Yglesias, riffing off a Tim Lee piece, says that self-driving cars could free up lots of parking spaces. Which is true, I guess, but seems sort of like saying that cold fusion would be great because it would... -
CO2 Levels Already in Danger Zone
If we want to avert climate disaster we have to reduce atmospheric CO2 below present levels. Like Right Now. This is a big change in thinking. Until recently many believed we could emit a wee bit more before calling calamity down upon ourselves and everything else. The new paper in Open Atmospheric Science Journal echoes Bill McKibben's piece in the current Mother Jones:... -
Obama at 100
At a White House press conference, the overwhelmed president doesn't have to contend with Afghanistan or bank bailouts. -
3 Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire
And 10 steps to get it done. -
Twisted Science of 2009
Science gets all kinds of weird on itself in all kinds of ways. -
SXSW Dispatch: The Geek Triumphant
Interactive attendance surpasses music at South by Southwest -
Futurist Ray Kurzweil Isn’t Worried About Climate Change
The noted author and inventor predicts that in 20 years, we'll be meeting all our energy needs with solar power. -
The Chamber of Carbon
The US Chamber of Commerce darkens the skies. -
Would Superman Pass the Birther Test?
Blawgers discuss Clark Kent's citizenship, Wolverine's health insurance, and why Bruce Wayne needs a good lawyer. -
George Jetson’s 9-Hour Workweek
And more dreams and nightmares of the future of work. -
Robot Armies: The Future of Modern Warfare?
Conventional US war strategies have failed in the fight against stateless, terrorist enemies. Military mechanization may be the answer. -
John Merrow: Trust Teachers, But Verify Success
A veteran education reporter reflects on four decades of covering America's schools. -
Killer Drones Are All the Rage in Warfare
A neverending war on terror? Washington's war robots make it possible. -
Why the Future Is Brighter Than You Think
It's not that the future never arrived—it's that the future brought us different stuff than we expected.