SciFriday: Petra, Sodom, and Science

January 11, 2019

Modern archaeological science is revealing startling things about the role of Petra in the history of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and may have pinpointed the location of the biblical city of Sodom.

Scientists Developing AI to Police ‘Hate Speech’

December 19, 2018

Scientists at Cal-Berkeley are developing a new algorithm to identify “hate speech” on social media. The question is who gets to define “hate.”

Our New Robot Overlords… I Mean, Protectors

October 17, 2018

Why do we think AI-driven security robots are a good idea?

SciFriday: Werewolves

October 5, 2018

We begin our special series for October with a look at the biology, mythology, and theology of the werewolf. Here’s the link to Derek’s article that discusses the “lionlike men of Moab.”

SciFriday: Reprogramming the Human Brain

September 28, 2018

Researchers at the University of Maryland, working with the U.S. Army, say they’ve developed a method of transmitting information between microelectronics and biological systems like the human brain.

SciFriday: Wiring Our Kids Into the Matrix

September 21, 2018

Technocracy and transhumanism go hand in hand. The Education-Industrial Complex is reaching even into small towns in rural America with long-term consequences for our future.

SciFriday at the Transhumanism and the Hybrid Age Conference

September 14, 2018

Why are wealthy and respected leaders in technology and the sciences sponsoring research that threatens to exterminate human life? Dr. Hugo de Garis, AI expert and author of ‘The Artilect War,’ Timothy Alberino of GenSix

SciFriday: Tech, Transhumanism, and Transformation

September 7, 2018

The tech industry is promoting the transhumanist agenda by changing our behavior and through sponsorship of transformational festivals like Burning Man.