Tag: algorithms
On Thanksgiving, Support the Scientific Defense of Common Sense
“The heresy of heresies was common sense,” Orwell writes. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
How Convergent Animal Algorithms Challenge Darwinism
Eric Cassell discuss the No Free Lunch theorems of William Macready and David Wolpert, and the problem of blind searches for everything from Rubik’s cube solutions to the formula for WD-40.
Let’s Make Orwell Fiction Again!
Today, intelligent design is a thoughtcrime. Using words that help others recognize the meaning that underlies nature may be the severest offense.
Amazing Insect Colonies vs. Evolution
How could a mindless evolutionary process have evolved these sophisticated colonies?
The Proles, the Party, and a Science Uprising
Our tech rulers are quite the egalitarians. Sure, they believe that cheap entertainments for all have an important role.