# tech
DARPA wants machines that can look at video and not just see what's in the frame, but understand it.
# tech
Some recent AI papers suggest training robots like you would train intelligent animals. The question is why you would need to do that.
# sex
Fresh off a child molestation scandal, the Pope is trying to dictate Span's sex ed curriculums.
# politics
When you spend your days fear-mongering and creating imaginary existential threats, is it any wonder if violence breaks out as a consequence?
# space
Tau Zero Foundation's founder's interpretation of the Earth's energy generation projections profoundly misunderstands its own point.
# tech
The internet is failing to live up to its utopian ideals for a simple reason. A lot of people just want to reach out to hate someone, not make friends.
# tech
A lot of popular science writers who don't know how AI is developed are hyping a Skynet scenario. Don't believe them.
# politics
Pundits are waking up to the fact that in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the youth of today is being set up for failure.
# science
Another year, another mandatory post about how global warming actually works and why a warm planet can still have snow and ice.
# space
A viral social media post claims that life on Earth is far more fragile than it actually is.
# tech
On the surface, a basic AI handily beat humans in a classification task. But if you look at the details, its victory wasn't exactly a clean one.
# politics
The latest scholarly take on atheism from Conservapedia: "hur hur, u r fat..."
# science
The good news is that we have a growing skeptical movement. The bad news is that we actually need one...
# science
Homeopath John Benneth is trying to make a name for himself as both a scientifically illiterate quack and a self-pitying conspiracy theorist.
# science
Jokes don't have to be just funny or scientifically accurate. Comedian Brian Malow is on a mission to show they can be both.
