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Antimatter Propulsion Engine Redesigned Using CERN's Particle Physics Simulation Toolkit

Whether based on chemicals, nuclear fission or anti-matter, rockets are slow, dangerous and expensive. The blue glow of Hollywood's futuristic... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:57 AM EDT

Breaking the Genome Bottleneck

The article does not go into the details of the technology used by BINA but it seems to me that the only truly effective way to manage genomic data... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 7, 2012 at 6:25 PM EDT

Turing's Enduring Importance

The Turing Madness I must be the black sheep of the community. Amid this renewed adoration of Turing, am I the only one who believes that the... (read full comment)  

Posted on February 8, 2012 at 4:11 PM EST

Embodiment, Computation And the Nature of Artificial Intelligence

Goertzel is a crackpot. His AGI stuff is crackpottery. The truth is that, all learning systems must have sensors and effectors, by definition. This... (read full comment)  

Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:54 PM EST

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World's Largest Quantum Computation Uses 84 Qubits

D-Wave's Quantum Computing Crackpottery The silliness and the BS never stop. This is just the latest example of... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 12, 2012 at 3:57 PM EST

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Making Revolution

Total Automation Rodney Brooks: *We need to create the tools to similarly empower our factory workers.* Why stop there? What is needed is total... (read full comment)  

Posted on December 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM EST

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Q&A: Edward Jung

Yes. Intellectual Ventures is just one more vulture company that is taking advantage of the fascist powers that are given to the rich by an unjust... (read full comment)  

Posted on December 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM EST

Why Boston Power Went to China

A Country Is Not an Island I say this figuratively, of course, since some countries are indeed islands. Bravo to Christina Lampe-Onnerud for not... (read full comment)  

Posted on December 7, 2011 at 8:55 PM EST

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The Trouble with India's People Car

How About a TATA Kit Car? Sell a kit version of the car for even cheaper than assembled. And don't force people to buy the whole kit in one go.... (read full comment)  

Posted on December 7, 2011 at 10:44 PM EST

How Superconductors Can Detect Gravitational Waves

I Object to Crackpottery in High Places *Gravitational waves are vibrations in the fabric of spacetime.* There is at least one problem with this.... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 15, 2011 at 3:12 AM EST

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