Beware the Feedback Loop
When he wrote The Making of a Fly, biologist Peter Lawrence probably did not expect his investigation into developmental genetics to rival the Magna Carta. But in 2011, copies of this… Read More »Beware the Feedback Loop
Data and AI
Stone the Algorithms
In 2010, convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner was shot to death. We’ll never know who killed Gardner because the identity of the gunmen is protected by the state of Utah… Read More »Stone the Algorithms
Who’s Afraid of AI Art?
It seems like everyone is writing about artificial intelligence and art now, which makes me (the incurable contrarian) *not* want to write about it. But what is happening right now is… Read More »Who’s Afraid of AI Art?
Even Robots Need Grace
Within 24 hours of “her” big launch on Twitter and other social messaging platforms, Tay (the AI bot developed by Microsoft researchers) learned all sorts of things from us humans. Primarily… Read More »Even Robots Need Grace
The Beginner’s Guide to Genetics Hacking
About 3 months ago, I got a 23AndMe kit, spit into a tube and sent my biosample to the 23AndMe lab to have my genome sequenced. I’m obsessed with creating infographics… Read More »The Beginner’s Guide to Genetics Hacking