Tag: science

Can AIs have consciousness?

By Adam Tinworth

To explore the idea of AI consciousness, we first have to understand the human version of it. And, as Anil Seth and Thomas Mueller explore, that’s more complicated than you think.
Parneet Pal: The Song of our Mitochondria

By Adam Tinworth

To solve the polycrisis around us, we need to understand the crisis within our own biology.
Anil Seth: Inside-out perceptions

By Adam Tinworth

To shift our perspective, we need tro understand that our perceptions are not reality — and that everybody perceives the world differently. A talk from NEXT23.
Why biology is the secret to thriving in a permacrisis

By Adam Tinworth

Human beings are biological systems — but not self-contained ones. And we evolved for a very different way of life. Truly understanding that will be critical to the next decade.
Generative AI and the mystery of consciousness

By Adam Tinworth

The rapid advances in AI and large language models (LLMs) are raising questions about sentience and consciousness we can’t yet answer.
Loretta Tioiela: How synthetic biology can transform the world

By Adam Tinworth

The next wave of technology might not be digital: synthetic biology offers the potential to transform how we live.
Don’t fall into the scientism trap

By Martin Recke

Product teams can be victims of scientism. With agile methods and quick iteration, you can build things fast. But you can't make sure you're building the right things.
Quantum Realms: why predicting the next major innovation is so hard

By Adam Tinworth

Quantum computing is potentially the next great wave of innovation - but it's in the pre-product, pre-consumer stage, so it's hard to understand. But what other science could end up upending how we live?
Longer lasting batteries? Leaves have the answer

By Adam Tinworth

We all want better batteries for our devices - and trees might hold the answer… So says new research from an international team.
We’re ignoring the science of working – and it’s killing us

By Adam Tinworth

The more research we do, the more evident it becomes that we aren't working right. What will make us listen?
David Weinberger: the network of everything

By Adam Tinworth

Liveblog of David Weinberger's talk on networked knowledge and why the internet is toppling traditional institutions