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New in Ceasefire, Science - Thursday, April 21, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Science Quantum Computing: The end of privacy?
Last month, a California-based research team announced a major breakthrough in quantum computing. Theoretical physicist Sebastian Meznaric explains the huge ramifications of these developments, including possibly the end of privacy as we know it.
New in Ceasefire, Science - Sunday, March 13, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Science Man Vs Machine: Whose intelligence is it anyway?
Last week, traditionalists were saddened to see a computer beat two human champions at Jeopardy. In this month's science and technology column, Sebastian Meznaric takes a look at what this breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence beckons, and whether machines can ever be truly intelligent.
Books, New in Ceasefire, Science - Sunday, October 17, 2010 22:18 - 5 Comments
Book Review True Enough: Learning to live in a post-fact society
Is the mainstream media biased? Do you find its bias to be always against your own opinions and views? Is this a coincidence? In this Month's science column. Sebastian Meznaric takes a look at a recent book, 'True enough' by Farhad Majoo, that aims to uncover how humans interpret and detect bias in the information they receive, with surprising results.
Features, Science - Thursday, September 9, 2010 19:02 - 12 Comments
Flying without wings in China: the future of train travel
In this week's Science & Technology update, Omayr Ghani looks into the future of train travel. In particular, he considers the quasi-futuristic technological advances currently being pioneered in China. As the article shows, we could be entering an age of 'space travel' on earth and, as Ghani argues, the sooner we do the better it would be for us, and for the planet.
Arts & Culture, Books, Features, Science - Friday, August 20, 2010 23:35 - 0 Comments
Decoding Reality: The Universe as Quantum Information
What is reality? Is the universe, ultimately, no more than bits of information?
Physics, and Quantum Theory in particular, have grappled with the fundamental structure of nature's basic building blocks for decades, but the answers remain elusive. Quantum physicist and Ceasefire columnist Sebastian Meznaric takes a look at a new book on the topic and finds it full of intriguing and original insights.
Ideas, Science - Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:28 - 4 Comments
Open Source: the future of science?
By Sebastian Meznaric The recent scientific crisis around climate research data leaks has greatly damaged the credibility and respect usually accorded the scientific community. The collected global temperature data was the subject of statistical analysis where the scientists in question used a “trick” to conceal certain decreases in the temperatures measured. The “trick” apparently went [...]
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