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The Most Important Question Underlying Artificial General Intelligence Research – Is Math Real?

Will artificial intelligence replace humanity? The answer rests on one fundamental question – do numbers, and the math we use to do things with them, really represent reality?

August 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Philosophy

Engineers Are Building the World’s Largest Single-Tower Solar Thermal Plant

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South Australia has announced plans to construct the world's largest single-tower solar thermal power plant in Port Augusta. The plant will use technology developed by SolarReserve to store energy in

August 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Renewable Energy

Full Interview: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlottesville, Trump, the Confederacy, Reparations & More

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Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks to Democracy Now! in his first major interview since the inauguration of Donald Trump. Coates is the national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics and

August 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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The Historical Falsehoods That Feed White Supremacy

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Behind the racist slogans are historical tropes that the broader White America clings to, not just those who showed up for the “Unite the Right” protests.

August 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Racism

Media Downplays Wells Fargo's Latest Scandals

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Bill Black says the real scandal isn't just the 20,000 people who wrongfully lost their cars, but that fraudulent financial products are allowed to be sold in the first place.