Around the water cooler at Planetary Broadcast Network HQ, one of the most popular topics of late has been the growing concern over Artificial Intelligence. Earlier this month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted over 100 delegates at an “AI Safety Summit”. The group included business and political representatives, and they came together to discuss…
The AI Genie
27th November 2023
Attosecond Pulses and Quantum Dots
31st October 2023
Here at the Planetary Broadcast Network studios, we just had our annual Nobel Prize party and costume contest. Two of the top three awards in the “favorite scientist” costume category went to a duo of very convincing Oppenheimers, while third place went to a gender-bent rendition of Richard Feynman—I guess I really need to revamp…
Is the Universe Real?
29th December 2022
By now, you’ve probably seen a rash of breathless headlines, inspired by the recent Nobel Prize in Physics, proclaiming that physicists have proven “The Universe Isn’t Real!” It’s an exciting idea—my mind immediately leapt to what it could mean for me personally. If the universe isn’t real, nothing I do matters. I can have that…