Kauffman, Consciousness, and the Trans-Turing Machine
I met one of my heroes. Perhaps ‘hero’ isn’t the perfect word to best describe my …
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Data Science
And so come Robo-Burger
From 2005 through 2014 I taught a number online courses for the University of Phoenix including …
Cognitive Prosthesis Now
Can you imagine a manufactured device that can serve as a storage upgrade for your brain? …
Don’t Fear the Deeper
You may not have heard of Numenta. Perhaps the name Jeff Hawkins is only slightly familiar. …
Network Age Eyes
The holiday season is now nearly done — with The Epiphany soon upon us, Christmas 2013 …
Bio Hack
After the winter holidays in 2012 I played CMU’s Eterna for several weeks, often for hours …
Quantum Hack
NY Time Blog headline this morning: Google Buys a Quantum Computer Teaming with NASA, they’re forming …
Foundation and Empire
Is it possible to predict global conflict? For those sired on Asimov’s work, the title of …
Brain Jack
“I can imagine a cognitive prosthesis–some digital mnemonic device that extends my personal storage capacity in …
Love and Money and in an Indeterminate Age
Peter Thiel’s Strategy Quadrant PayPal founder Peter Thiel is obviously a prescient individual with ample cognitive …