cfact.org The year 1957 is memorable for at least two historic launches. The launch by the Soviet Socialist Union of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, prompted the US to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the very next year. Eleven years later, Neil Armstrong stepped
I have a writer friend who writes erotica of a, shall we say, ‘niche’ variety. Now, just as Agatha Christie didn’t go around murdering people, this writer has no real-life interest in or experience of the things she writes about. Some of her fans, however, seem to assume otherwise.
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org Remember HAL, the homicidal Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey? Well, if you haven’t had the pleasure yet, let me introduce you to Gemini, Google’s “multimodal large language model.” Gemini hasn’t killed anyone yet – as far as
cfact.org Mandating a change to EV ownership and further financial austerity onto those who can least afford it is facing a rebellion from those who need transportation. The problem is that manufacturers are loading up the ‘supply chain’ with EVs on dealer lots, but they’re not seeing the
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Pin Lean Lau Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Bio-Law, Brunel University London For millions of people, smartwatches aren’t just a piece of technology. They can use them to take control of their health in ways never thought possible. As you go on your morning run, a smartwatch can monitor
Steve R Should we be concerned about 5G? Most people don’t know much about 5G and EMF generally. Let’s learn a bit about it. 5G stands for the 5th generation of technology for transferring information electronically. The first was 1G created in 1979. A common denominator of all
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. cfact.org When
Nancy S. Jecker Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington Andrew Ko Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington University of Washington Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used to feel like the edge of science fiction. Today, it’s a
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Karl D. Stephan Karl D. Stephan is a professor of electrical engineering at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. This article has been republished, with permission, from his blog Engineering Ethics, which is a MercatorNet partner site. mercatornet.com Back in June of 2023, Apple announced its Vision Pro,
Madhur Behl Associate Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence University of Virginia The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers. Imagine that scene, but without the driver – the car alone, guided by the invisible hand of artificial intelligence. Can the rush of racing
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
