While Stephen Hawking uses Maths to predict the 2014 World Cup winner, John Oliver questions the the ethics of the event by attacking the FIFA, not witthout a good dose of humour.
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Friday, 6 June 2014
Uncovering tricks or blasphemy
The story of Sanal Edamaruku is both fascinating and sad. For years, as the president of the Indian Rationalist Association he worked on revealing the tricks used by fakirs.
In 2012, he had the misfortune of busting a Catholic 'miracle', the consequences of which have led him to live in exile ever since.
In 2012, he had the misfortune of busting a Catholic 'miracle', the consequences of which have led him to live in exile ever since.
MathTOKmathics
As a follow up to the Maths/TOK session, you' re encouraged to review the mind map shared by Mr Pearson and follow the links to all these interesting articles.
As mentioned recently, a came across this eye-opening article on the BBC. A must TOK read!
As mentioned recently, a came across this eye-opening article on the BBC. A must TOK read!
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Can robots replace humans?
In Her, Theodore falls in love and develops a romantic relationship with Samantha, his new OS. Could artificial intelligence actually master human emotions?
Scarlett Johansson is very convincing as an OS in the film. Is the script far from reality?
TED would like to find out if an artificial intelligence could deliver a talk worthy of a standing ovation.
They have even created a prize for it.
Scarlett Johansson is very convincing as an OS in the film. Is the script far from reality?
TED would like to find out if an artificial intelligence could deliver a talk worthy of a standing ovation.
They have even created a prize for it.
Phoebe and science
Who is the most reasonable of those two?
What does it tell us of the role of humans in science?
Friday, 14 March 2014
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
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