Tag: science Filter Filter by All AI Automation Blog Commerce Creativity Data Future Innovation Leadership Management Media Metaverse Purpose Sustainability Trends close A biological computer that can play Pong By Martin Recke The human brain is a biological computer. Recent breakthroughs give us real, biological models of the brain – that can learn by themselves. 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
