I came across an interesting request the other day from a DARPA consultant who was seeking input from the slashdot/computer geek community on projects that were pushing the boundaries of “neuromorphic computing” (better known as AI).
Among the goals of the project are:
measuring and understanding biological brains, creating AI systems, and investigating the fundamental nature of [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2008
The fundamental nature of intelligence
June 25, 2008 – 10:05 pm
Netherlands deserved to lose
June 22, 2008 – 10:50 am
Russia’s defence was strong, Netherlands’ defence was terrible. There’s only so much Van der Sar can do when his defenders are standing five steps away, *not* goal side.
Canadian carbon tax plans
June 21, 2008 – 9:37 am
The federal Green Party (of which I am a member) has just announced their plan for a national carbon tax, along with a gas tax, while Dion has provided more details on the Liberals’ plan.
Meanwhile, the Conservatives are still firmly entrenched in the “sit on our asses and do nothing” camp, calling the Liberal’s plan [...]
Jim Prentice fumbles his way through a 10-minute CBC interview
June 21, 2008 – 9:25 am
Listen to an interview with Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice on CBC Radio’s Search Engine, as he attempts (and I stress “attempts”) to answer some simple questions about Canada’s proposed amendments to the Copyright Act.
It’s a rather embarrassing performance, and he cuts it off abruptly 10 minutes through. While he undoubtedly is not very forthright [...]
Godwin’s law in action
June 10, 2008 – 11:18 am
I don’t have enough background knowledge of the case in question to offer any comment on the Mark Steyn debacle, save that as I read this piece from J-Source I was just waiting for a confirmation of Godwin’s law (aka the “reductio ad Hitlerum”) and, of course, I wasn’t disappointed.
Canadian students’ environmental knowledge and attitudes
June 9, 2008 – 2:49 pm
Those interested in the environment may have missed some relevant findings from the 2006 OECD’s PISA Science assessment results. The education findings are well-known (Canadian youth score highly both on raw achievement and on equity measures), but less well-known is the fact that the Science assessment also gauged youths’ awareness of and attitudes towards environmental [...]
What are the relationships between learning and engagement at school?
June 6, 2008 – 1:44 pm
I think all we can really say for now is that “we think there’s something there, but we’re not sure what”.
A cursory glance at the recent PISA figures on student achievement in science seem to show no macro-level relationship between achievement on the one hand, and sense of belonging and participation on the other. For [...]