There was nothing tangible that the eye could grasp--only an uncanny suggestion of life where it seemed that there should be no life, for living things seemed out of place in this weird, dead city of the long-dead past. View in context BY a route obscure and lonely, Haunted by ill an...
Áine Cain
So one of the problems of explaining why people believe weird things is that we have things, on a simple level, and then I'll go to more serious ones. Like, we have a tendency to see faces. 有理论的问题是,你的理论可能会充满认知偏见。所以,要解释人为何会相信奇异现象的困难之一,就是...
This theory ties into the uncanny valley hypothesis, where things that are eerily similar to human beings but not quite perfect can cause discomfort or unease. The too-real virtual hands might have fallen into this unsettling category, while the clearly non-human tweezers did not. Practical Appli...
. The idea of being attracted to a job that suits your name is part of what researchers call implicit egotism. This is the idea that we’re attracted to things that remind us of ourselves, whether it’s marrying a person with the same birthday, or using aRemovals Serviceto move to a ...
Not a boot. Not a bot. This tiny rock on Mars captured attention in early 2019 thanks to itsresemblance to a boot or a robot leg. It's neither of those things, but it is a fun shape. The images comes from NASA's Curiosity rover. ...
Things might get a bit messy and definitely weird. Micky ScottBey Jones came out and read her poem: Together we will create brave space Because there is no such thing as a “safe space” We exist in the real world We all carry scars and we have all caused wounds. In this space We ...
When one of your parents is a doctor, you’re used to running into his or her patients when you go out as a family. Much of the time, the patients get excited and say things to you like “YOUR FATHER/MOTHER SAVED MY LIFE.” Which is crazy, because your father/mother probab...
I tested ChatGPT’s morals and things escalated quickly Dec 16, 2022 3 Comments Share I asked the AI illustrator craiyon.com “Are you sentient?” Its cagey reply was the pantheistic picture above. So I was eager to see how ChatGPT would reply to the question. I also wanted to ...
I know things are going to get exciting today but I have a question sorta in a different direction. You may have noticed from previous posts (kinda infrequent, I know) that I’m a NAVAID tech. I had a most interesting event occur last Friday and wonder what you think about it. ...