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Measure of emergence through smugness and faith

From bee hives to consciousness, emergence seems like magic, but if you apply serious computing power, you can make sense of it.

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Sports should adopt real technology

From first-down chains to bright yellow lines along the outfield fences, to dubious goals, it’s time to put a little silicon inside the ball.

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Higgs Pt. 9: What makes King Carl XVI Gustaf think it’s the Higgs Boson?

Thousands of physicists were searching for the Higgs, so why think it might be something else? Surely several thousand Ph.D.s wouldn’t be so arrogant as to assume that what they see is what they sought, right?

The measure of free will and red herrings

Philosophies, codes of ethics, and religion all assume that we act with free will. Newton replaced free will with determinism; Heisenberg brought it back—or did he?

The science and technology of Sensory Deception

In a new eco-techno-science fiction thriller, three Si Valley geeks develop VR technology based on the relationship between the senses and the mind.

Quantum wave functions come alive! May the Bohr Model rest in peace

Atomic wave functions have finally been measured and it’s now time to put the Bohr Model of the atom to rest, once and for all.

Shared Purpose: A Thousand Business Ecosystems

Shared Purpose: A Thousand Business Ecosystems