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Science Smackdown: Rival Consciousness Theories Both Take Major Hits In New Research
In a nutshell Scientists directly compared two leading consciousness theories (Integrated Information Theory and Global ...
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AI Is Nothing Like a Brain, and That’s OK
With AI, “we are in the process not of re-creating human biology,” said Thomas Naselaris, a neuroscientist at the University ...
Layered lighting for drama, functionality
Lamps in all shapes and sizes can be used to recast the feel of a room, brighten dark corners and illuminate your treasures.
Gallium Studios finds Will Wright’s memories game, Proxi, as hard to pitch as The Sims
When Will Wright pitched The Sims to his bosses at his own company years ago, he couldn’t get anyone excited about it. It was a miracle it shipped, and then it became the foundation for a franchise ...
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A New Type of Rock Is Forming — and It’s Made of Our Trash
It’s not just litter. It’s entombed in a new kind of rock.
Colors are objective, according to two philosophers—even though the blue you see doesn't match what I see
Is your green my green? Probably not. What appears as pure green to me will likely look a bit yellowish or blueish to you.
Are colors objective? These philosophers think so
Our ability to determine whether objects are colored the same or differently and the indispensable roles they play in science ...
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In Germany, a Jewish family is reunited with a treasured family object — but also a sense of exile
For Gaby and Sonya Gropman, a trip to Munich to retrieve a kiddush cup represented a homecoming to a land where there is no ...