Patrick Andersonflipped into TV WorldScience Fiction 'Dune' is a dark subversion of Star Trek for 1 subtle reason Inverse - Ryan Britt Comparing Dune to the epic dynasties in the faraway galaxy of Star Wars is very tempting. George Lucas probably borrowed the idea of a desert planet …
Patrick Andersonflipped into Hey!Opinion (Canada) Opinion: How to end the impunity that infects policing The Globe and Mail - Donna YawchingWhen I first arrived in Toronto from the Caribbean, almost 50 years ago, I thought of the cops as the good guys. They were the people I’d approach for directions, as I learned how to navigate around my
Patrick Andersonflipped into Philosophy DigestConsciousness Can We Have Conscious Artificial Intelligence And Other Mind-Blowing Things Science Can’t Answer Forbes - Bernard MarrWhat are the limits of human knowledge? Or is that something we cannot know? This is the question pondered by Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, mathematician, broadcaster
Patrick Andersonflipped into Philosophy DigestConsciousness Blindsight: a strange neurological condition that could help explain consciousness The Conversation UK - Henry Taylor Imagine being completely blind but still being able to see. Does that sound impossible? Well, it happens. A few years ago, a man (let’s call him …
Patrick Andersonflipped into Philosophy DigestThe Brain How the brain builds a sense of self Live Science - Sam Ereira We are highly sensitive to people around us. As infants, we observe our parents and teachers, and from them we learn how to walk, talk, read — and …
Patrick Andersonflipped into Philosophy DigestNazi Concentration Camps Is it right to use Nazi research if it can save lives? BBC Future - Frank SwainFrom the Apollo rockets to new drugs to treat HIV, some scientific advances are obtained in dubious ways. Should we make peace with using their findings? Wernher von Braun was one of a number of German
