George Dvorsky's discussions

Thank you! Read more

This is correct; Kopeikin's study just looked at the Doppler-tracking technique. Read more

I agree with you that this isn't a groundbreaking revelation, but it's fair to say that (as some readers have mentioned) it's not something most people are aware of — particularly given all the recent attention to Alan Turing. Read more

Thank you for noticing :-) Read more

thx fixed Read more

Agreed! It would be fascinating to hear what she has to say at an event like this. Read more

Well perhaps you should! You never know what you might find in your backyard. Read more

Yes, I caught that, too — and it did make me worry a bit. But what compelled me to publish this post was the suggestion that people should be worried that their kids aren't getting "sick enough" and that's why they're developing allergies. I think it was a valid point to debunk. Read more

I actually agree, which is why I went to great pains to stress that the 'infectious diseases' part of it was debunked, and not the microbes part. Read more

No political statement intended :-) The minor edit should clarify any potential confusion. Read more

A number of readers are complaining that I'm using the term "infanticide" and "abortion" interchangeably. This was not an oversight on my part. As unfortunate as it is to say this, infanticide (the post-partum killing of babies) is in fact practiced in China today — and it is definitely being used for gender… Read more

A number of readers are complaining that I'm using the term "infanticide" and "abortion" interchangeably. This was not an oversight on my part. As unfortunate as it is to say this, infanticide (the post-partum killing of babies) is in fact practiced in China today — and it is definitely being used for gender… Read more

Thank you! Fixed. Read more

My intention was certainly not to gloss — it's a part of their history I'm very well aware of. I felt, however, that a history lesson would fall outside the scope of this article. Perhaps in a future post. Have you read this, however:… Read more

I used the terms interchangeably because both pre-term abortions and post-partum abortions are happening in China, as horrific as the latter sounds. Read more

What do you think? Is 2015 wildly optimistic? Are these guys just trying to generate a bit of hype? Or, given the modest goal of having the visual and olfactory senses emulated, is that a reasonable target? Read more

I think it still qualifies as uploading. They're building a model by reverse engineering the honey bee brain, and then transmitting that emulation to a robot. For all intents and purposes, even more robust versions will likely utilize the same principles. Read more

The philosopher and historian Voltaire reportedly drank 50 - 72 cups per day. I guess they're not under the same kind of pressure these days... Read more

Wow, thank you — I wasn't familiar with Gernsback. Read more

Oops, that was supposed to be Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov. Now fixed! Thank you. Read more