Eugenics aims to use science to improve the human race across generations by changing the composition of human populations – this is achieved by promoting the reproduction of certain kinds …
“artificial intelligence”: large language models in the age of “intellectual” enclosures
They can write poems and stories on their own, they can converse with a person with impressive naturalness, they have a particular knack for writing college assignments on behalf of …
For an anti-history of genetics
Introduction How well does a physicist really know nature and its secrets? To what depth has a biologist understood the phenomena of life and the intricate pathways it follows? Naive …
The prophetic capitalism!
The famous Mr. Gates, considered the “most powerful doctor in the world,” we never regarded as anything more than a “press spokesperson” for general capital, especially for companies related to …
Booster yourself!
The idea of the body (more precisely: of the immune system – at this stage) as a battery is a disgustingly silly and technocratic idea; however, precisely for this reason …
artificial intelligence (and artificial consciousness?)
There is no commonly accepted definition of intelligence among philosophers or/and scientists, let alone the fact that it is accepted that it is not exclusively a human characteristic. Most agree, …
Quarantines, obligations, fines, why not dogs too?
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian author, best known for his popular podcast titled Revisionist History. Educated, with the kind of education you would expect from someone who wrote for years …
How can liberal democracy be saved? By committing suicide
The following article was published on February 9th, in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, under the title Mehr Diktatur wagen (dare more dictatorship). It is signed by Thomas Brussig, a …
Raw material (almost) from scratch
The fission of nuclei (let’s call it “nuclear technology” although it occurs in specific materials long before our species manages to turn it into a weapon) is the practical proof …
mRNA OS
What is more difficult? For someone to follow names and developments in the Middle East (or in Asia, or anywhere outside the “national village” and its demagogy)? Or to follow …
Eternal youth (superficial first)…
A South Korean cosmetics company called Amorepacific, in collaboration with a team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is preparing to support and commercialize the latter’s …
Ηave faith and doubt not
Deception is part of the job; especially when the “job” is to impose massive techno-scientific applications that, at best, would be considered dangerous. Therefore, there is a surplus of kibitzers …