Choose Your Own Doomsday: Select from These Alarming Options, Scientists Say

Annihilation, Antarctica, apocalypses, Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, cloning, Computational Sciences, computer simulations, COSM 2026, Daily Mail, doomsday, Elon Musk, Geology, humans, Kevin Hunt, longtermism, Michael Marshall, minds, Mouth of Hell, Nicaragua, Nick Bostrom, Nottingham Trent University, planets, Skeptic Magazine, space, sun, Technology, The Conversation, The Shimmer, thought experiment, Volcán Masaya, Wiliam Hunter
In one scenario based on a sci-fi movie, something called "The Shimmer is interfering with the fundamental patterns of life, redefining evolutionary code." Source
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“Accelerating” Toward a Post-Human Future, and Loving It

accelerationism, Alex Williams, Artificial Intelligence, bioethics, Computational Sciences, death, Elon Musk, Grokipedia, human beings, human exceptionalism, human life, machines, Monash University, Netscape, Nick Land, Nick Srnicek, philosophy, Ray Kurzweil, Silicon Valley, Singularity, superintelligence, tech entrepreneurs, transhumanism, Tucker Carlson, Vincent Lê
There is a lot of AI Apocalypse Now! and AI Utopia Soon! in the news these days. Source
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Charles Murray, Among Others, Shows the Impact of Our Work

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As Stephen Meyer, John West, Steve Buri, and others got up and spoke, there was an odd shaking in the floor and windows. Source
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On Intelligent Design, Wikipedia Hedges, While Grokipedia Tells (Whoa!) the Truth

Artificial Intelligence, bias, Discovery Institute, Elon Musk, encyclopedias, Evolution, facts, fine-tuning, Grok, Grokipedia, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Intelligent Design, Jarvis, Larry Sanger, Nine Theses, Philosophy of Science, pseudoscience, Reece Rogers, think tank, United States, Wikipedia, William Dembski, Wired
There is still plenty of time for Grok to be infiltrated by all kinds of bias and it would certainly be wise to keep checking back. Source
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Francis Collins Stands Up for DEI, High Overhead, and Unethical Research?

baby parts, censorship, COVID-19, Culture & Ethics, DEI, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, ethics, Evangelical Christians, federal funding, Francis Collins, free speech, government, Lincoln Memorial, mandates, National Institutes of Health, News Media, persecution, price gouging, progressives, racial discrimination, scientific research, secularists, Stand Up for Science, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, United States, __trending
At least Collins has made it harder to ignore his real agenda by appearing at this partisan political rally. Source
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Is Trump an Unconstitutional Dictator? What About Corruption?

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, corruption, Dictator, Dr. Frank Turek, Elon Musk, John Ferrer, Jorge Gil, morality, philosophy, Podcast, Politics, religion, theology, Trump
Ladies and gentlemen, we are witnessing something unprecedented in American history! This week, we’ll explore how President Donald Trump is using the “shock and awe” strategy to shake up the political landscape – and more importantly, how Christians should navigate this new era without becoming complacent or too comfortable with the changing leadership. With the recent transfer of political power, how has the current administration managed to accomplish so much in such a short time? And are these rapid changes more beneficial or more detrimental to the American people? Jorge Gil and John Ferrer temporarily take over the ‘I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist’ podcast to examine Trump’s bold political moves from a nuanced, biblical perspective, tackling key questions such as: What is the “shock and awe”…
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Is NASA in a Slump?

Andrew Jones, Anthi Koskina, Axiom Space, Blue Origin, CNN, Elon Musk, Facebook, Intelligent Design, International Space Station, Jackie Wattles, Joel Achenbach, Manolis Plionis, Moon, NASA, Physics, Earth & Space, planet, Rocket Lab, Sarah “Cooper” Gillis, science fiction, Sierra Space, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Washington Post
NASA is outsourcing a good deal now to private industry. The trouble is, it’s hard to attract creative engineers to a job supervising the work of others. Source
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A Quarter of Comatose Patients May Be Aware But Unable to Communicate

brain activity, brain responses, brain scans, cognitive motor dissociation, comatose, communication technologies, consciousness, Elon Musk, fMRI, Julian Nowogrodzki, Medicine, Neuralink, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, Noland Arbaugh, patient assessment, patients, Technology
“Covertly” means that the patients were not able to respond directly but brain activity showed that they understood what was asked of them. Source
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Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

Artificial Intelligence, Bill Gates, Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, evolutionary innovations, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Mark Zuckerberg, Neuroscience & Mind, Nobel laureates, Robert J. Marks, robots, Roger Penrose, Sir Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith
Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Source
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