by Dan | Oct 6, 2013 | Interviews with Researchers
Dr. Thomas Ray is Harvard-educated doctor of Biology, and also the original researcher in the Tierra Artificial Life project. Tierra ended up receiving major media coverage all over the world as one of the most promising forays in generating “evolution”...
by Dan | Sep 10, 2013 | Interviews with Researchers
The artificial intelligence (AI) field is full of forward thinkers; in the midst of moving ahead, some are particularly grounded in addressing the very real philosophical issues that continue to persist in the world of AI. Dr. Karl F. MacDorman, Roboticist and...
by Dan | Sep 6, 2013 | Interviews with Researchers
“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be…”Isaac Asimov, 1978 Isaac Asimov,...
by Dan | Sep 2, 2013 | Interviews with Researchers
When I first think of robots in the workforce, I can’t help but mentally form the introductory scene of some future-oriented sitcom, with a silver-plated, two-legged robot coming through the front door, briefcase in hand and shouting in digitized monotones, “Honey,...
by Dan | Aug 24, 2013 | Interviews with Researchers
Author and Professor Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur of the New York Institute of Technology was an early embracer of Internet technology in the 1990’s, specifically interested in the utility of digital technology and how it could enhance education. Combined with his love of...
by Dan | Aug 21, 2013 | Interviews with Researchers
We live in a world where death is inevitable – or is it? This question is the fulcrum on which the life extension movement pivots. Dr. Ilia Stambler is one of the forward-thinking advocates for reshaping the way that human kind perceives the human life span and in...