Origin of consciousness located with new test

The rise of AI has made us humans increasingly question what consciousness really is. In a recent study, researchers pitted two competing theories of consciousness against one another, the controversial Integrated Information Theory versus Global Neuronal Workspace Theory. Let’s take a look at what they found.

New Renewable Unlocked: Researchers Generate Electricity From Rain

A team of biomolecular engineers have come up with a new way to generate electricity from rainfall. Their method involves having rain flow through tiny tubes, and they claim that it can generate up to 100 Watts of electricity per square meter of tubes. Will this revolutionize renewable energy? Let’s find out.

China Wants You To Be Afraid Of Their Quantum Computers

Last week, the media reported, again, that Chinese researchers used a quantum computer to crack a widely-used internet security protocol called RSA encryption. How much do we need to worry about it? Is the “quantum apocalypse” near, as some have claimed? Let’s take a look.

Does the future determine the present?

Teleology is the idea that the present is the way it is because it's shaped by a future purpose. In this video, I have a look at some theories in physics that reflect this idea and see if they make sense.

Four Starlink Satellites Fall From The Sky Each Day, Creating New Worries

Starlink and other low-orbit internet satellite companies are pumping thousands of satellites into space each year in an attempt to cover the entire planet in internet connections. Some of these satellites have already caused issues for astronomers, and new research suggests that they might create more problems in the future with the ozone layer and, potentially, the magnetic field. Recent reports have claimed that 4 to 5 Starlink Satellites burn up in the atmosphere each day, leaving behind metallic dust. How alarming is this?



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Trump's Budget Cuts: Is US Science About to Collapse?

We’re more than 100 days into the new Trump administration, and the president has made a lot of changes to federal science funding in the U.S. – budgets have been slashed, people have been fired, and 75% of American scientists are apparently considering leaving the country. What does all this mean for the future of science? Let’s take a look.

AI is too nice -- but it has a bigger problem

As AI continues to develop (slowly), users are discovering that AI chatbots are becoming nicer, indeed too nice, sometimes encouraging bad ideas and refusing to criticize obvious bullshit. Why is that and what does it mean for the future of AI? Let’s find out.

Black Holes are Quantum Computers. Kind of.

For the past two decades, physicist Gia Dvali has pushed the idea that black holes are quantum computers, even claiming that aliens might be using them. At first this sounds like another far-fetched and crazy sci-fi idea, but I think it’s not as crazy as it seems.

A New Unified Theory? I’ve had a look.

I have been alerted of a new approach to unification that reveals electromagnetism is geometric in nature. I've had a look.

Almost Forgotten Cold Fusion Idea Makes Comeback

Muon catalysed fusion is a type of cold fusion technology that’s been around for decades, but using muons in the fusion process proved tricky due to their instability and the energy needed to produce the subatomic particles. Now, though, scientific advances are beginning to make the technology more viable. Let’s take a look.

Is It Really So Bad Katy Perry Took a Daisy to Space?

Earlier this month, Katy Perry and a crew of other female celebrities flew into space on a Blue Origin spacecraft. For some reason, the backlash was tremendous. I don’t think she deserves the hate.

Climate Change Can Destroy Capitalism, Finance Experts Warn

Recently, finance and insurance experts have begun warning that climate change might spell the end of capitalism as we know it. Blind alarmism or reasonable fear? Let’s take a look.

The Andromeda Paradox Even Confuses Physicists

The Andromeda Paradox, originally from Roger Penrose, is a brain-melting thought experiment that brings up the question of whether the future is still open or already fixed in Einstein's theory of relativity As I recently noticed, it's even got multiple physicists' brains tied into knots at this point. Let's take a look.

This correction of Einstein’s theory fixes black holes

Recently, some popular science outlets have written about a new paper whose authors have supposedly "corrected" Einstein’s theory of general relativity, and thereby remedied the problem of black hole singularities. Big if true. But let’s have a look at what the paper is actually about.



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The Next Clean Fuel Hype Is Likely Ammonia

Hydrogen hype is on the decline, but we might have a replacement for it already: ammonia hype. Recently, more companies and researchers have proposed using ammonia as an alternative fuel similar to hydrogen. But is that realistic? Here is what you need to know about ammonia and the fuel of the future.

The AI Revolution Hiding in Obscure Research

AI has become increasingly integrated into our lives. But progress in its technological development has slowed down in the past year. A lot. Let’s take a look at why that is, and where the AI industry might be headed next.

Meet the Reactors Set to Upend Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the future, but tokamaks, the most common technological approach to fusion, seem to not be making much progress. But luckily for our clean energy dreams, a different but related alternative – the stellarator – has made strides recently. Let’s take a look.

My Take On Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory

Soon after Stephen Hawking died in 2018, his collaborator Thomas Hertog published his posthumous “final theory.” Basically, the theory builds on the idea of eternal inflation, which says that new universes are constantly being created from an even-larger sea of quantum fluctuations. Hawking’s theory sought to explain that these births happened more gradually and less disruptively, bringing the theory closer to what we observe in our universe. How groundbreaking is this theory really? Let’s take a look.

The Earth’s Core Is A Massive Helium Reserve, Researchers Claim

The world is slowly running out of Helium, and has already seen four helium shortages. It’s a problem because Helium is essential in the creation of microchips, and we need plenty of those to keep artificial intelligence running. Luckily – and surprisingly – researchers have recently published a paper claiming that the Earth’s core is actually full of the stuff. Let’s take a look.

Neutrino Measurement Supports Hawking’s Black Hole Theory

A few months ago, sensors detected a neutrino traveling through the Mediterranean Sea with 100 peta-electronvolts worth of energy. Some researchers claim that this event proves that Stephen Hawking’s theory of black hole evaporation is correct. Does this make sense? Let’s take a look.

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