Juan Orbea

He argues that a low entropy, or predictable and stable, carrier is required for the emergence of knowledge -- whether it be a fiber optic cable and communication, or a social system governed by the rule of law and economic innovation. Such a social system is not spontaneous, but rather developed through sacrifice and a religious order.

Professor Price has enlarged his widely known and influential study of science and the humanities to include much new material, extraordinarily broad in its range: from ancient automata, talismans and symbols, to the differences of modern science and technology. Science since Babylon is now more fascinating and useful than ever to anyone concerned... See more

He further speaks of the intersection of the universal themes of mythology and Christianity and Christianity's future. History is a test of mankind, says Rene Girard, and mankind is failing that test.

However, growth in magnetic memory is not primarily a matter of Moore’s law, but includes advances in mechanical and electromagnetic systems. The following two charts show the overall growth of the Internet based on the number of hosts. These two charts plot the same data, but one is on an exponential axis and the other is linear. So from the... See more

To return to the issue of subjectivity, consider: is the reinstantiated mind the same consciousness as the person we just scanned? But it is not easily resolved, or even readily understood. How do we distinguish a process that is conscious from one that just acts as if it is conscious?We can’t simply ask it. If it says “Hey I’m conscious,” does... See more

Now a new set of organizations is building on the Ball Foundation work, often with the help of artificial intelligence, to design assessments that they claim are highly effective at pinpointing people’s aptitudes and matching them to potential careers. Most are focused on employers, offering assessments that can be given to applicants to see if... See more

Chart by Lloyd WattsCochlea: Sense organ of hearing. Detection of spectral edges and calibrating for noise levels. VNTB: Ventral Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body. Computing inter-aural time difference (difference in time of arrival between the two ears, used to tell where a sound is coming from).LSO: Lateral Superior Olive. The brain is not one huge... See more

Synthetic biology is the ability to engineer the substrates that makes us. We live in a big ball of biology floating in space and we have very limited ways to work with this stuff.