2008-03-02
Darwin Ist Tot: Intelligent Design is Not Creationism
One man’s magic is another man’s science.
Religious essayist Rev. Eric Strachan of the New Life Community Church in Ontario, Canada has published a short essay in The Daily Observer called “The Wonders of Intelligent Design.”
Strachan writes: “There’s a difference in the things that God creates, and the stuff that men and women design, a world [...]
2008-02-07
Sweden: The Land of Robots
When you ask a man on the street where revolutionary advanced robots are being developed, he is likely to name Japan and the United States. Japan is well known for such amazing mechanical creations as ASIMO and HRP, as well as robots that dance, engage in martial arts, transform, and play musical instruments. In the [...]
Comments (6) Filed under: Science & Nature, Technology, The Singularity, Vox Populi — Roger F. Gay @ 7:08 am | 104 views2007-05-16
RoboBusiness: Robots that Dream of Being Better
On the last day of the RoboBusiness Conference in Boston, something wonderful happened. Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia (iRobis) introduced robotic imagination. I don’t mean imaginative robot designs. I mean; robots that imagine. And by imagine, I don’t mean simply creating images in a simulator. I mean imagination as part of reasoning and problem solving. [...]
Comments (24) Filed under: Technology, The Singularity, Vox Populi — Roger F. Gay @ 1:29 pm | 80 views2006-07-02
The Bicameral Universe: A Theory of Everything in One Blog Post
By Mike LaSalle
Fair Notice: The following article is an expression of opinion. I assert no “truths” other than those I believe are commonly accepted by the scientific or (responsible) religious communities. I have discussed my thoughts on The Bicameral Universe more-or-less publicly at MND’s Colosseum. I make no claim of scientific expertise. I claim [...]
