Technology

Killer Robots, Mass Unemployment- No One Talks About How AI Systems Reinforce Cultural Bias

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already re-configuring the world in conspicuous ways. Data drives our global digital ecosystem, and AI technologies reveal patterns in data. Smartphones, smart homes, and smart cities influence how we live and interact, and ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 14 2019 - 2:08pm

In India, Experts Call On Improved Agricultural Technology To Improve Quality Of Living

In India, farming is being held back by the efforts of activists like philosopher Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., who charge $40,000 per speech to tell Western audiences that more science in their country is bad.  Experts argue just the opposite, it is instead activ ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2019 - 9:29am

It's November 2019- How Close Did We Get To Blade Runner?

It's November of 2019 which means that we have officially arrived at the opening of the science fiction cult classic "Blade Runner." Let's talk about what it got right. I was at a local theater showing of "Evil Dead: The Musical&qu ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 1 2019 - 2:22pm

Robots, Imagination, And Spirit

Last month in Korea a computer scientist struck up a conversation on the subway. He told me in fractured English that he wants to take a PhD in theology. When I meet a theologian I usually ask, “Theoretical, or experimental?” This guy wouldn’t have underst ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Nov 18 2019 - 7:10pm

To YouTube Creators- Don't Panic If Your Videos Are Misclassified As Directed To Kids While They Work On COPPA Compliance

YouTube creators are panicking as YouTube classifies their videos as directed towards kids when they are not. It's a dumb algorithm. It would classify this as a comic book probably. A human would never classify this channel as for kids under 13: Vivz ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 1 2019 - 1:46pm

Broadcast News At 100: How Radio Shaped The Modern World

Eighty-one years ago, a broadcast of Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds supposedly caused mass hysteria in America, as listeners thought Martians had invaded New Jersey. There are varying accounts of the controversial incident, and it remains a topic of fas ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 6 2020 - 3:30pm

AI Detects And Grades Prostate Cancer As Well As World-Class Pathologists In Recent Tests

Artificial intelligence (AI) for histopathological diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer has the potential to solve one of the bottlenecks in today's prostate cancer histopathology; by providing more accurate diagnosis and better treatment decision ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2020 - 10:10am

Netflix: The Goop Lab Is An Infomercial For Gwyneth Paltrow's Pseudoscience Business

Last week, Netflix dropped the trailer for Gwyneth Paltrow’s new show The Goop Lab. It is a six-episode docuseries launching on Jan. 24 that, according to the trailers, focuses on approaches to wellness that are “out there,” “unregulated” and “dangerous.” ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 13 2020 - 7:08pm

When An App Can Predict Your Life Expectancy, Do You Want To Know?

When will I die? This question has endured across cultures and civilisations. It has given rise to a plethora of religions and spiritual paths over thousands of years, and more recently, some highly amusing apps. But this question now prompts a different ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 16 2020 - 1:27pm

Juice Jacking: The Risks Of Public USB Charging Ports For Devices

Have you ever used a public charging station to charge your mobile phone when it runs out of battery? If so, watch out for “juice jacking”. Cybercriminals are on the prowl to infect your mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers and access y ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 5 2020 - 4:30pm