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The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

While vacationing on the coast of Spain in 2012, the computer vision scientist   Antonio Torralba   noticed stray shadows on the wall of his hotel room that didn’t seem to have been cast by...
Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem

Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem

Via: Split Personality  •  Critical Thinkers  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago

In the spring of 2017, Urmila Mahadev found herself in what most graduate students would consider a pretty sweet position. She had just solved a major problem in quantum computation, the study of...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for pioneering work in evolutionary science

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for pioneering work in evolutionary science

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Frances H. Arnold and the other half jointly to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter on Wednesday for their work harnessing the power of...
Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience

Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  15 Comments  •  6 years ago

The notion of pseudoscience was recently introduced in a seed.   In this case biochemical evolution was deemed to be pseudoscience. Pseudoscience ( per Oxford ) = " A collection of beliefs or...
This New AI System Can Create “Deep Fake” Videos

This New AI System Can Create “Deep Fake” Videos

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

What happens when you can’t trust what your eyes see on screen? As the post-truth era collides with fast-evolving digital technology, online misinformation campaigns are threatening to trigger a...
Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism

Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  72 Comments  •  6 years ago

Do I Believe in UFOs?

Do I Believe in UFOs?

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  25 Comments  •  6 years ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson offers an entertaining explanation of critical thinking and the notion of objectively evaluating evidence. The first 11 minutes is where this happens.
The Case for Evolution

The Case for Evolution

Via: Gordy327  •  Critical Thinkers  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

Evidence Supporting Biological EvolutionAlong path leads from the origins of primitive "life," which existed at least 3.5 billion years ago, to the profusion and diversity of life that exists...
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