If somebody builds a too-powerful AI, under present conditions, I expect that every single member of the human species and all biological life on Earth dies shortly thereafter.” Or, rather, if you prefer your doomsaying to come from highly distinguished mainstream scientists, there is always ...
Once again, the bathroom window has provided. The first ice pictures of this winter have arrived. It is a seasonal event, an arrangement of ice particles that develop on the (okay, not too clean) east-facing bathroom window on the coldest of mornings. They can be viewed best as the earl...
They cover a vast array of historical happenings, from the Arab- Israeli conflicts of 1948 and 1967, to Vietnam and the U.S. peace movement, to the Cuban Missile Crisis and other such incidents that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Subsystems capture the prestige-lade...
During the German occupation of Italy, Ennio dashed from one hotel to another, playing with small orchestras as late as 2-3am, and was all too regularly paid with food –“a“terrible humiliation” which almost brings tears to Ennio’s eyes. This, he explains to Tornatore, is why he ...
•Reviving Obituaries, Death Notices Before it’s Too Late(Rich Gordon, Poynter, 3-4-11). You can download a copy of the student report, "State of the American Obituary." •On the Changing Nature of the Obituary(Mary Kay Shanley, Rootstalk, Fall 2018) It wasn’t until the latter ...