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Wave. How collective ingenuity is changing the world

Foreword At a time when the entire planet is facing tremendous economic, social and environmental challenges, a multitude of initiatives from around the world prove that solutions exist for doing more with less. The common ingredient in all this creative ferment? Collective ingenuity. Being flexible, keeping it simple, seizing opportunities, thinking differently: in an unstable ... Wave. How collective ingenuity is changing the world

A Conversation with Hilary Sutcliffe of Matter

Hilary Sutcliffe is the Director of Matter, described on the homepage as ” a new ‘action tank’ whose aim is “Bringing Responsible Innovation to life”. As a follow up to his review of their “Report On Responsible Research and Innovation” Jonathan Hankins posed a series of questions regarding the future of Responsible Innovation to the ... A Conversation with Hilary Sutcliffe of Matter

Jonathan Hankins

Is Citizen Science Coming of Age?

Last year I posted an introductory article to citizen science, something that I again touched upon in a newer article about synthetic biology, and recently have been following some interesting developments in the field. One of these developments involves a game called ‘Fold. It’ and gamers appear to have made a breakthrough in scientific understanding. ... Is Citizen Science Coming of Age?

Jonathan Hankins

La guerra dei robot al Festival della Scienza di Genova

Si è aperto oggi il Festival della Scienza di Genova che, come ogni anno, trasforma ogni vicolo della città portuale in un porto per parlare di Scienza. Del programma ricchissimo di eventi di alto livello vogliamo segnalare il “dialogo internazionale” tra Gianmarco Veruggio e Noel Sharkey, dal titolo “La guerra dei robot” (5 novembre 2010). ... La guerra dei robot al Festival della Scienza di Genova

Redazione FGB

Drones and other robots of war

Recently the press has been full of articles addressing the legality or illegality of the military use of unmanned drone aircraft in the war against terror. Their use as well as the use of other human controlled robot weaponry presents a series of ethical, moral, technical and legal problems, often more down to the way ... Drones and other robots of war

Fiorella Operto
Jonathan Hankins

Neuroscienze e futuro militare

" Emerging neuroscience opportunities have great potential to improve soldier performance and enable the development of technologies to increase the effectiveness of soldiers on the battlefield. Advances in research and investments by the broader science and medical community promise new insights for future military applications. These include traditional areas of interest to the Army, such ... Neuroscienze e futuro militare

Tommaso Correale Santacroce

Will Machines Outsmart Humans?

This week the New York Times published an interesting article entitled Scientists Worry That Machines May Outsmart Man, written by John Markoff, their Silicon Valley Reporter. The author sites a meeting that recently took place on February 25th 2009 in the Asilomar Conference Grounds on Monterey Bay in California between leading computer scientists, artificial intelligence ... Will Machines Outsmart Humans?

Jonathan Hankins

Apre la Singularity University

La Stampa, nel suo inserto TuttoScienze dell’8 aprile 2009, ha pubblicato un articolo di Francesco Moscatelli intitolato “A Silicon Valley la scuola per gli sciamani del futuro” in cui si presenta la Singularity University di Ray Kurzweil. Di Kurzweil e di Singolarità si è già parlato più volte in questo sito. Nel 2004, in particolare, ... Apre la Singularity University

Tommaso Correale Santacroce

What are the nature and functions of artificial agents?

“Our first contribution to this blog contains a brief outline of the research project, the protocol of interview that we have been using, and short summaries of our first meeting with researchers.” (from: Artificial Empathy: a research diary). These are the questions we use when we first interview a researcher. Objectives: The goal of this ... What are the nature and functions of artificial agents?

Artificial Empathy: a research diary.

Today’s sciences of the artificial extend all the way to the domain of emotions. The recent re-inclusion of the emotional dimension within cognition, in the scientific trend that considers knowing as a form of doing – constructing, creating, fabricating – transforms our understanding of cognitive processes. The science of cognition – which through the development ... Artificial Empathy: a research diary.

Artificial Empathy : diario di un’esplorazione

Oggi la scienza dell’artificiale si estende alla sfera delle emozioni. Con la recente re-inclusione della dimensione emozionale tra gli aspetti della cognizione, la linea del pensiero scientifico che più di ogni altra conosce attraverso il fare – costruire, creare, fabbricare – ha ampliato il proprio movimento conoscitivo nell’ambito dello studio dei processi cognitivi. La sfida ... Artificial Empathy : diario di un’esplorazione

Luisa Damiano

Previsione, tecnologia e controllo sociale

Immagine periodica Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, Minority Report is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. [www.minorityreport.com] Aggiornamento del 27 agosto 2004: vai La metafora di questa immagine è ... Previsione, tecnologia e controllo sociale