Is it possible to predict global conflict? For those sired on Asimov’s work, the title of this post will be familiar. You may recall psychohistory, Isaac’s early-50s term for the mathematical mashup of history, sociology, and statistics used to make …
“I can imagine a cognitive prosthesis–some digital mnemonic device that extends my personal storage capacity in some way, but accessed directly via my own thoughts, as if it were an integral part of my own cognitive system.” — The Artisan …
Peter Thiel’s Strategy Quadrant PayPal founder Peter Thiel is obviously a prescient individual with ample cognitive gifts. You should take the time to view his session at SXSW this year: You are Not a Lottery Ticket The future has always …
If you’re a geek and haven’t yet read Wolfram’s A New Kind of Science think of this as a goad — at least buy the tome. The basic premise is simple — specifically, that those classes of simple programs that …
Wow. A car, printed via 3-D printing technology, making the NY to SF sojourn on 10 gallons of gas! Today’s article on Wired has got to be a mind blowing, hope radiating, consciousness expanding trip!
With a nod to Kernighan & Ritchie, Big Smart Data begins. The intent of this site is to seek out, organize, explore and understand a layer of software infrastructure characterized by clusters of cooperative processors, machine learning, the wisdom of the …
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