We’re not living in the Terminator franchise and supposedly intelligent people should know the difference between fact and fiction

Red-eyed humanoid robot standing amid exploding debris above Earth

However appealing it may sound on the surface, Artificial Intelligence in particular and computers in general simply don’t work the same way they do in the movies, making any comparison completely useless. There used to be an old expression that truth is stranger than fiction, but I don’t think anyone ever thought truth to many… Continue reading We’re not living in the Terminator franchise and supposedly intelligent people should know the difference between fact and fiction

Rush’s “The Trees” and the life and death battle happening in your backyard

Large tree with exposed tangled roots in a dense green forest

While many have claimed the classic song is anti-union and anti-socialist and some of have argued the opposite, to my knowledge, no one has attempted to interpret it literally, as in this is what trees and other plants actually do and have done for hundreds of millions of years.  On the surface, Rush’s classic “The… Continue reading Rush’s “The Trees” and the life and death battle happening in your backyard

The second most underrated and misunderstood evolutionary concept

As opposed to the traditional view of evolution by natural selection, niche selection theory holds that we aren’t passive participants in our fate. Therefore, a new study about changes in our diet and our teeth millions of years ago should not have been surprising. Sometimes, even the experts can miss the forest for the trees… Continue reading The second most underrated and misunderstood evolutionary concept

Charles Darwin, colonialism, cancel culture, and the irrepressible nature of genius

When Charles Darwin set off on a five year journey around the world in the Beagle, he was not yet the thinker he would become. Instead, he was merely a product of his time on his way to becoming a man for all time, as all world-changing geniuses are. Charles Darwin is among the most… Continue reading Charles Darwin, colonialism, cancel culture, and the irrepressible nature of genius