Posted on Sep 3, 2021 | Comments Off on We Don’t Need Facebook Authoritarianism: Casual People Spot Fake News As Well As Paid Fact Checkers
It has become common for political activists to demand that social media engage in bans and content warnings, because the other side is too stupid to know false facts from the real kind. In reality, everyone who takes their politics too seriously is inclined to believe the worst when it comes to others, and calling for bans is more of a patronizing way to pretend they care about discourse when...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2021 | Comments Off on Terahertz Band – 6G Cell Service Has Science Obstacles That Can Be Overcome, But Cultural Ones May Be Insurmountable
There are lots of advertisements for 5G cellular service but it still isn't available in most places, and devices that take advantage of it are in relatively low use. Better quality cat videos on a 5-inch screen are not all that compellingSooner rather than later, people are going to want the haptic internet - a virtual reality tactile experience far more advanced than a vibrating Xbox...
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Posted on May 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Sweden Wants To Ban Any Car That Isn’t Electric – And It Could Work
The Swedish government might ban the sale of new combustion cars in 2030 - and a new paper wants to get even more Draconian. Their computer estimate suggests that banning all combustion cars, even older ones already in use, might be the only way they will meet their climate targets. The replacement: electric vehicles.It could work.read...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Uncanny Valley: A Webcam That Looks Like A Human Eye
Are you being monitored all of the time? You certainly are, by both corporations and the government. It just may not be obvious in the U.S., whereas in London you are filmed by government 300 times each day, and that concerns privacy advocates.What if the spying were more obvious? Like a webcam that looks like human eye?read...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Uncanny Valley: A Webcam That Looks Like A Human Eye
Are you being monitored all of the time? You certainly are, by both corporations and the government. It just may not be obvious in the U.S., whereas in London you are filmed by government 300 times each day, and that concerns privacy advocates.What if the spying were more obvious? Like a webcam that looks like human eye?read...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2021 | Comments Off on Can AI Help Slow Future Pandemics?
If you missed the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, wait a few years and catch the next one. One happened in 2012, and in 2003, and since it was only discovered as distinct from the common cold in the 1960s, they may have been happening forever.If it isn't coronavirus, it could be a new flu. read...
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