If anyone has heard the Vernor Vinge talk of non-singularity futures, please provide information in the comments here. He spoke in San Francisco Feb 15, 2007. Update: I guess a podcast or other ...

Have you ever considered the consciousness, or unconsciousness, of your dog? Well, a group of neuroscientists have been thinking on the subject pretty seriously, and it was announced last week that ...

Note: Vinge's talk is on this THURSDAY, Feb. 15, not the usual Friday. Science fiction writer Vernor Vinge invented the concept that dominates thinking about technology these days. He called it "the ...

Can we do away with the troublesome singularity at the heart of black holes? A new paper in JCAP reimagines these extreme objects in light of current knowledge. “Hic sunt leones,” remarks Stefano ...