George musser
13 articles-
Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions
A theory of consciousness can help build a theory of everything. -
Build Your Own Artificial Neural Network. It’s Easy!
The first artificial neural networks weren’t abstractions inside a computer, but actual physical systems made of whirring motors and big bundles of wire. Here I’ll describe how you can build one for yourself using SnapCircuits, a kid’s electronics kit. I’ll also muse about how to build a network that works optically using a webcam. And […] -
The Forest Spirits of Today Are Computers
We’ve made an artificially panpsychic world, where technology and nature are one. -
What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?
Earth’s tremors can tweak your GPS coordinates. -
A Hologram Shows How Space Could Pop Into Existence
The holographic principle—with a real hologram.
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How the Universe Remembers Information
A “memory matrix” might solve Stephen Hawking’s black-hole paradox.
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A Theory of Consciousness Can Help Build a Theory of Everything
Neuroscience is weighing in on physics’ biggest questions.
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The Noise at the Bottom of the Universe
The origin of quantum noise is the modern incarnation of a millennia-old debate.
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The Case for Fewer Dimensions
At small scales, gravity seems to blow up—but not if space becomes 1-D.
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The Quantum Mechanics of Fate
How time travel might explain some of science’s biggest puzzles. -
Roadmap to Alpha Centauri
Pick your favorite travel mode—big, small, light, dark, or twisted.
