Tag: technology
Better Babies Through Evolution? Richard Weikart on the Siren Song of Transhumanism
The fact that all this is so far technological fantasy may be its lone saving grace.
Watson’s Goof — What We Should Really Fear from AI
It was a telling response, revealing the idiot inside the savant.
Foundational Question: Is Biology Engineering?
Look at the photo at the top of this post, and ask yourself: What’s the best-engineered object in view?
From Douglas Axe, a Sobering Take on the Limits of Genome Technology
Fueled by news of a closely guarded meeting at Harvard Medical School, the media abuzz are about the prospect of synthesizing a human genome.
Design in Plain Sight Can Be Missed
There could be secret communications in soft drinks, coffee, and mouthwash.