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AI: Coincidences
Someone once said no coincidences would be proof that god exists. A few days ago I was  on a train, and was just about to take my book from my bag. The book I was reading was George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London, the Essential Penguin edition. As I did so, I noticed the guy opposite me was…
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AI: Sci Fi Accuracy
I’m a big fan of classic Sci Fi – the older the better. H G Wells, John Wyndham, etc. I’m currently reading the John Carter of Mars books, and am very amused at how science has corrected ‘knowledge’ that informed such work, e.g. the presence of canals on Mars. But I know some people who get mad at bad science…
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Storm’s a-Comin’
Tim Minchin’s Storm, that is. Given the YouTube audio has had over 250,000 views, I’m assuming many of you are already familiar with what’s become somewhat of a skeptic anthem. The fabulous news (if you haven’t heard already), is that Storm is currently being made into an animation, produced by yours truly (see, bias declared up front). The Storm movie…
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AI: Christmas Growing Pains
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. Mine was great, quiet with just my sister, bro-in-law and mom representing my family (we’re a small family), but I always like to think about the Christmases of my youth, where I was sick with excitement and lay awake all night in anticipation of the joys the morning would bring. My adult…
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I’d Rather Have a Penis
Sometimes I have penis envy. It seems to me that there are many advantages to having one’s genitals hanging outside the body, although I am also aware of the Zipper Risk. I don’t mean I’d rather be a man – I’d much rather be a woman as it happens (does my bias look big in this?) – but I do…
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AI: Can We Have Our Ball Back?
This week is UN Climate Summat Week, which is why it’s also ‘James Randi and Johnny Ball say stuff about global warming and cause controversy’ week. I am not going to ask you about the Randi stuff, firstly because it’s covered elsewhere and secondly because I’m still thinking about it. Instead, I am going to ask you about an important…
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AI: Think thin
Supermodel Kate Moss hit the headlines recently for saying “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”. Lots of people were upset and outraged because her comment was deemed irresponsible as she’s a role model for young girls. While I fully support supermodels’ right to say what they believe and let the world judge them accordingly, critics may have had a…
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AI: The Font of All Knowledge
Some things are a matter of opinion. Some things are a matter of fact. This is one of them: Comic Sans is evil incarnate. I am not unique or original in this view, which as mentioned isn’t actually a view but a fact, but it is worth pointing out here because for some reason, not everyone is aware that Comic…
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