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Current NIH RO1 grants are 20 pages of science and 80 pages of fluff.

Although we process information, we do not do it the way that computers do.” Even to ask the question, he argues, of “whether a computer has captured the essence of human reason is a diversion, if not a trap, because the real question — do humans understand the essence of humans? — cannot be answered or resolved by technology.”

nstead, I would rather see us conduct studies, repeatedly, to learn of our processes are efficient. I would like to see us incentivize reproducibility. And then, if we are able to deliver, I would like to see the percent of funding going to science increase. I believe that in a working society, 10% of health care spending should be on medical resea... See more

n Computer Power and Human Reason, Weizenbaum insists that “humans and computers are not species of the same genus,” since humans “face problems no machine could possibly be made to face.

Because universities took strident positions and became the academic wing of the Democrat party, they increasingly forfeited trust.

Within the next decade, we will need to make important decisions: whether to program novel viruses to fight diseases, what genetic privacy will look like, who will “own” living organisms, how companies should earn revenue from engineered cells, and how to contain a synthetic organism in a lab.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, taking a step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge.

"You're not just a user anymore. You're the infrastructure." This fundamental shift transforms the relationship between humans and technology. We're no longer simply using tools - we're becoming the substrate through which those tools operate.

Software can be rebuilt, because software is a machine. But a software ecosystem is not a machine. It is a living system. When we attempt to rebuild the ecosystem , we’re making a category error. We’re confusing the software for the ecological process unfolding around it.