Category: Science
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What is Entropy? – Part 2
Part 2: Life-forms are ‘Really Useful Engines’….
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What is Entropy? – Part 1
Entropy is a fundamental concept representing change and flow in the universe. It reflects the transformation of energy. This article explores how living organisms harness energy for use (utility) in their struggle against the unstoppable force of information uncertainty.
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Elon Musk – Part 3: The Death Star
We watch in horror as the Empire of The Dark Enlightenment grows
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Elon Musk – Part 2: The Limits of Free Speech & The Paradox of Tolerance
We look at the dark wizard’s takeover of the public forum and his techno-Stalinist tendencies
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Elon Musk – Part 1: The Crusader Behind The Mask?
Elon Musk is a deeply conflicted character. Intelligent, driven, troubled and dark…
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The Rape of Europa: Sovereignty, Security & The Ethical Tech Opportunity
Europe must create strategic, digital and military sovereignty and forge a new identity now or forever remain a US vassal state in chains, fettered and preyed upon.
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The Overlapping Crises of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Political Dishonesty
The planet is confronting a dual ecological crisis of unprecedented scale and speed: climate change and catastrophic biodiversity loss
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Green Energy: Delay for Another Day
Responses to the recent Australian Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy.
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Project 2025 & the Urgent Need for A Defence of American Democracy
American democracy is under attack from a profound and existential threat.
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AI: Ethics, Governance, Law & Society
AI: Ethics, Governance, Law & Society
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Harnessing AI For Public Policy
Use of AI as part of high tech integrated social sciences and as a powerful tool for public policy
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The AI Arms-Race & Attack Of The Drones
Geopolitical competition and warfare
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Atlas: A Burning Planet Earth Is On Its Head
The Atlas Network: A Global Web of ‘Free Market’ Think Tanks and Climate Change Deniers
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AI: Not Just A Tool For Techno-fascists
How to use AI as a positive tool
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Why I Am An AI Optimist
Perhaps, the acceleration of AI to a point where it is not fully enslaved to humans can be a brighter future we should be willing to consider and explore.
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Towards a universal ethical framework
Freedom is diversity – the ability to be different
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The Limits of Language & Logic – Part 2
Part 2: continuing the exploration of the limits of language & logic.
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The Limits Of Language & Logic – Part 1
Words can be spells. Language is perhaps the most wondrous and dangerous of our discoveries and technologies, a magic that must be respected and used very carefully.
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Inequality and Inequity
Life in this universe is only possible due to useful inequalities. Inequity is not useful.
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Compossible - that which can live together 