Category: Musings

Articles covering anything that pops into my head

Students Fail Turing Test. Parents Demand School Reforms.

Graffiti by Banksy Great news! We’ve got more cutting-edge research from the fine folk at the County Durham College of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fine Arts. Researchers in the Department of Computational Psychology recently undertook an experiment in which an AI programme used social media to carry on conversations with sixth-form students across England. The … Continue reading Students Fail Turing Test. Parents Demand School Reforms. →

New Species of Dog Discovered!

Who needs elves and aliens when you've got this? Economists at the County Durham College for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fine Art have discovered a new species of dog. Dubbed canis economicus, the new species looks almost identical to normal dogs and even comes in a variety of breeds that mimic our beloved household pets. … Continue reading New Species of Dog Discovered! →

A Reason to Love Killer Robots

Once again, there’s neither science-fiction nor fantasy in this post. I make up for that, though, with a heaping helping of absolutely absurd reality. Image via randychiu / Flickr. Used under the Creative Commons 2.0 Generic license A Reason to Love Killer Robots I’m talking about real killer robots, people. Not the Hollywood, Terminator-style things … Continue reading A Reason to Love Killer Robots →

Signs of Alien Technology Found on ‘Oumuamua

Considering my last blog-post, if I had a hat, I’d be eating it. A friend of mine at JPL in Pasadena let slip last night that they’ve found radiation coming from the asteroid ‘Oumuamua that almost certainly can’t be of natural occurrence. In other words, they are coming from alien technology. As a reminder, ‘Oumuamua … Continue reading Signs of Alien Technology Found on ‘Oumuamua →

An Easter Message from S.E.T.I.–part 1

This is the first part of a two-part series. I hope you enjoy it enough to tune in for the second half! And please, do not take it too seriously. If science were Christianity, Mars would be the empty tomb of Christ and all of the orbiters, rovers and probes that we have sent out … Continue reading An Easter Message from S.E.T.I.–part 1 →

Breaking Google Translate

This is the first in a series of blogs that aim to explore a variety of dark matters: scientific, economic, statistical, fictional and religious. "Breaking Google Translate" was initially intended as a serious introduction to machine translation and all of the errors in this blog were caused by Google Translate, not myself. The same goes … Continue reading Breaking Google Translate →

A Tale About Writing Point of View

I got a new dog today, a poveranian. It’s one of those silly, little yappy things. I normally don’t like this type of dog but these are supposed to be the perfect companions for writers. They were bred somewhere in northern Germany or Poland in the 18th century and were allegedly selected for their ability … Continue reading A Tale About Writing Point of View →