The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

Researchers have discovered that optimizing nanotube shapes can amplify energy fields by 30 times, paving the way for ...

Soft robots that run on air instead of electricity are starting to behave less like simple inflatable toys and more like ...

Continuing our look at the work of the IOWN project, we find out what use cases the next evolved generation of the infrastructure will support and which firms are likely to gain.

Research reveals why AI systems can't become conscious—and what radically different computing substrates would be needed to ...

Software engineering is the branch of computer science that deals with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software applications. Software engineers apply engineering principles and ...

Back in the 1960s, a couple of Harvard students had an idea. From Radio Diaries, this is a look back at the creation of the very first computerized dating service.