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The Turing Test is Dead. Long Live The Lovelace Test
The Turing test, developed by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour indistinguishable from a human....
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Bingecast: Jonathan Sackier on Healing the Brain
The brain can also both adapt and heal itself. How can we facilitate this healing in patients with brain challenges? Can this healing be...
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Michael Egnor on Whether People in Comas Can Think
If you’re in a coma, can you still think? Some fascinating neuroscience research sheds light on the brain function of those in comas. Robert...
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Michael Egnor on Splitting the Brain and Staying You
If you lose all four of your limbs, are you still you? Most people would say yes. What if your brain were cut into...
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Michael Egnor: Free Will or Free Won't?
There have been ongoing philosophical and theological arguments about free will vs. predestination. How do experiments on the human brain inform us on this...
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Bingecast: Data Analytics in Uganda
How can business intelligence and data analytics help medical centers in countries like Uganda care for patients and operate more efficiently? Robert J. Marks...