"The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way not seen in plants and animals."-Katie Hunt, "World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say." CNN. November 29, 2021 What could possibly go wrong? Cf. The grey goo Wikipedia article … Continue reading Nightmare Fuel: Reproducing Xenobots & Grey Goo
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The Understructure of Thought
Language imposes limitations. When we reason, we use language, whether symbolic or natural. But, our understanding, or, perhaps it is better to talk about it as an intuition, runs deeper than our reason. A common example can be found in a terms like "creepy", "janky", etc. We use these terms when there is uncertainty, when … Continue reading The Understructure of Thought
