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Clarification
I think some clarification is in order. The wikipedia definition of collective intelligence is “a shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and competition of many individuals“....
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Geek’s Guide To The Galaxy
I found this podcast called Geeks Guide to the Galaxy which I LOVE! You should check it out. This week has been crazy (if anyone can explain to me the mechanism by which rear axle bearings freeze up I...
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Dad: Do NOT read this post!
I love you but I’m serious, Dad. Turn off the computer now. Mom, I love you too, but you also need to not read this. Ok, now that my sensitive parental units have left the virtual room, it is also...
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Variability and evolution
Last post, I asked: would life in a stable environment evolve past the primordial ooze stage and what level of environmental variability is good for the evolution of intelligent life? One of my college...
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Redemption of Octopus: Betrayal of Octopus part 2
A while ago I wrote a post bemoaning the Betrayal of Octopus. It was indeed a foul deed. Octopus made a hole in my wonderful argument for intelligence being the result of society and language....
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Neil Armstrong- First Man To Walk On The Moon- Dead At 82
Reblogged from slicethelife: NBC is reporting Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon- dead at 82. Sadness :(
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Lynn, Ada, Grace and me
This isn’t strictly science related. Bear with me. My first college degree was in Outdoor Education, because I loved rock climbing. I can’t think of a single classmate that didn’t climb, and it was a...
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A collection of random almost-postables
Space travel would be impossible without computers. We need to machine parts precisely, navigate perfectly, and do so many other things exactly in order to send a human into space. Even the Curiosity...
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Once again, Octopus
Previously, I discussed how Octopus destroyed my theory that social groupings led to intelligence. I think my theory was partially correct in that once a species is Octopus level intelligent, social...
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7 years
Isaac approaching has brought up too many memories for a comfortable day at work. I left early to write this post. 7 years ago today, I was backcountry. My trail crew was just finishing up a 2 week...
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I’m back!
WordPress tells me it’s been 4 years since I added a post here. I feel a little bad about that, but these last 4 years have been intense, beautiful and terrifying in turns. I’m engaged. I had pretty...
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When I first told my sister that I was doing machine learning and artificial intelligence research, her response was “SKYNET???” I will admit that Skynet is a terrifying villain. An intelligence...
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