Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

Anti-Sharia Law Petition for the UK

A new anti-Sharia law petition for Britain is due to expire on January 1, 2009. For British citizens ONLY. PETITION HERE: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/shariastop/ STOP SHARIAH NOW (related...

Searchers find 2 bones near Fossett crash site

"MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Searchers have found what appears to be two large human bones near the crash site of adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane in California’s Sierra Nevada, authorities said Thursday. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said at a...

Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship

"Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship""AUSTRALIA will join China in implementing mandatory censoring of the internet under plans put forward by the Federal Government. The revelations emerge as US...

Packs of robots will hunt down uncooperative humans

The comments at newscientist.com are filled with jokes about Robocop, Terminator and Clone Wars, but absent a successful neo-Luddite revolution, robots and AI are going to continue to evolve in this direction and beyond. I see it as the logical outgrowth of the same...

UK parliament backs animal-human embryo research

The Parliament in the UK has approved legislation that will allow scientists to create animal-human embryos. The legislation comes among discussion of revising the UK's abortion laws."The lower house of parliament...

Sri Lanka says no to EU rights probe for trade deal

A garment-related trade deal between Sri Lanka and the EU may be cancelled after the country decided not to allow the EU to investigate human rights abuses there."Sri Lanka said on Monday it will not allow a...

Harriet the Human covers for Super-Gordon

Over the past week the British media has taken to calling prime minister Gordon Brown 'Super Gordon,' a half-mocking reference to the world's perception that he saved the day over the weekend by coming up with the bank bailout plan that the rest of the world followed....

Salvia's Hallucinogetic Popularity May Thwart Medical Use

"Prohibition Could Prevent Promising Medical Studies Salvia has recieved recent media and legislative attention and is becoming criminalized at a fast pace. Researchers worry as there is promising data into possible medical uses for the powerful substance. According...

Turing Test Almost Passed: 3 out 12 Judges Say 'Elbot' Computer is Human!

The AP article is a general overview:"UK university holds artificial intelligence testREADING, England (AP) — Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of...

Turing Test Contest Proves Artificial Intelligence is Making Gains

The Loebner Prize contest was held in England this past weekend, where artificial intelligence machines were put to the test to see if they could convince judges that they were intelligent humans.  Based on...

Human Evolution Has Stopped, Says Scientist

University College London Professor Steve Jones believes that human evolution has come to a head because the forces that drive evolution - natural selection and genetic mutation - no longer play important roles...

'Intelligent' computers put to the [Turing] test

Comedian/Game Show Host Jeff Foxworthy wants to know if you're smarter than a 5th grader, but are you smarter than a computer? October 12, humans and 6 AI will face off to see if the programs can fool human judges into not being able to tell them apart from human beings. Ray...

the power of prayer

The prayers that ascend to heaven work as the satellite transmitters. These are not vain words but are stated in the divine scriptures. The power of prayer should not be underestimated. James 5:16-18 declares,...

humans exist

"Every culture that has ever dominated, exploited or oppressed another culture has done so in the name of some truth. Claims of truth are really claims for power" I have been very much impressed by this tag...

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