'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...

An ode to the poor but intelligent man

The Philippines should be thankful that she is blessed with an intelligentbut poor man who never hesitate to speak with all honesty and warn her of all signs of religious politicking. Yet very recently, news reports made an image of the poor man as an international fugitive...

Op-Ed: McCain: AWOL in Afghanistan

What makes this story unique is that McCain is on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which handles these hearings. Apparently he has been AWOL on the war in Afghanistan.ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports from Capitol Hill: The McCain campaign criticism of Sen. Barack Obama's...

Intelligent Ben Stein

OpinonBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBen Stein, what's not to say about this ex-Nixon speechwriter who was a part of history when the Watergate inquiry and Nixon's downfall came about in the mid 70's. ...

Intelligent humanoid robot

REEM-B, the new humanoid robot unveiled by Pal Technology Robotics, is seen at the launch in Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, June 11, 2008. The 1.47-meter tall robot, which is able to walk dynamically, grasp objects,...

Of Obama, Democrats, and the Power Elite

Barrack Obama stands poised to become the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, which, in the political climate in the USA right now would seem to insure a certain electoral victory and rocket rise...

Vatican says aliens could exist

Just in case something is discovered." Vatican says aliens could exist By David...

Primitive Alien Life May Exist!

" Are there any aliens? Is there any life in the other planets? Do we live alone in our galaxy? all of these are very important questions that always have confuse all of us and many astronaumer and scientists.Now,...

Anti-Evolution Movie Stirs Controversy

"A handful of journalists filed into a small theater at the Park Avenue Screening Room here last night to see a preview for "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." The 90-minute documentary-style flick features Ben...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

This is the second time in four months Bin Laden has made threats against Europe, although the subject he is referencing - the publication of the Muhammad cartoons - is quite old."In a new audiotape released Wednesday, Osama bin Laden warned Europeans that they will face a...

Language of a fly proves surprising: Los Alamos National Laboratory

"A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes in the world around it. The research fundamentally alters...

Chinese Hackers Gain Access to Pentagon Files

OPINION PIECE: This is not the first time we've heard of the Chinese and their "expertise" in this area.   The world is aware of their superior education system and what their students are able to...

Newsweek: Men Smarter Than Women

Of course this begs the question are Politicians smarter than the average Evangelist? Both spout the same tripe, but who has the largest number of followers who swallow it hook, line, and sinker? Of course Men do...

White America is Crazy for Obama

"Freedom Rider: White America is Crazy for Obama by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley "Obama supporters want him to be their man, even when he tells them that he isn't." ObamaShirtsleeveNHjpg Barack Obama drives white people crazy, some because of love and...

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