Everything you need to know about AI - in under 8 minutes.
Knowing a little about everything is often better than having one expert skill. This is particularly true for people entering the debate in emerging markets. Most notably, tech.
Most folks think they know a little about AI. But the field is so new and growing so fast that the current experts are breaking new ground daily. There is so much science to uncover that technologists and policymakers from other areas can contribute rapidly in the field of AI.
That’s where this article comes in. My aim was to create a short reference which will bring technically minded people up to…
Hi, I’m Adam. A British sci-Fi and science writer working on a series of near-future novels. I also write non-fiction and I’m particularly interested in exploring the impact of emerging science (eg AI, quantum computing, human space settlement).
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Evolution is too slow to react in an overpopulated world
Striding through the tangle of side streets, I let my high heels strike heavily on the asphalt, announcing my presence. I found the drugstore — antiquated, long out of business. I entered and stood, looking at the deserted aisles. Waiting, watching.
Behind me, a sudden draft.
He was standing in the shadows, next to the counter where once they dished out pills to the unmodified. He was almost totally silent, waiting with an air of ready confidence. I was going to give him what he wanted, and that irritated me.
We walked together in silence. I opened the door of…
NASA should be in a position soon to release an exclusive video of the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars.
The first pictures of Mars have already arrived from the Perseverance Rover. First in black and white, then in color, these first pictures are already breathtaking. The latest released image shows an aerial view of the six-wheeled rover, suspended on cables by the “Sky Crane”, the descent stage, a few meters above the Martian surface. These first images are only a preamble, as NASA plans to present the most dramatic ones, including a video, at an online event soon…
Links to and commentary on recent fiction stories published on this platform.
The fiction scene on Medium is growing. Many writers are discovering the platform is a great place to showcase both their long and short form work. If you are an avid reader, finding quality fiction amongst the click bait headlines that dominate the mainstream publications is a challenge. Let me take some of that burden from you.
I’m Adam, a reader and writer of fiction. I’m on a mission to help prove that Medium is the ideal place for both new and established fiction writers to connect with their fan base. …
When did the aesthetic value of a good image overcome the need for the written word?
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Imagery is everywhere. The written word relegated to the comments or captions. Writing may not be dieing out, but the importance of how we use it is. A world without writing is a world…
Allow me to dedicate an article to what I’ve learned from my many mistakes, taking the form of a very simple yet informative walkthrough that can apply to any email you send out (including *that* one).
1. Don’t email without saving a draft and rereading it 5 minutes later.
No matter what the day is, the time is, or the mood you’re in, this rule is the most important and it always applies. Think of all the junk you’ve sent out in the past that you instantly regretted sending? That is the sign of an email you should not send…
1. Money is not the most important thing. 2. If you put a picture of someone up in your work space you’ll be twice as productive. 3. Relationships are more important for your health than exercise. 4. People need 3 positive interactions for every negative one to keep their brain healthy. 5. Laughter can increase your pain threshold. 6. Pessimists are more likely to make rational decisions. 7. Singing songs reduces stress levels. 8. Optimism can save us. 9. People want to see proof that you’re improving yourself before they start improving for themselves. 10. The work you’re passionate about…
Time began at the Big Bang. When, and if, it will end is up for debate. Adam thought he had a good grasp on the basic concepts of time. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, decades, centuries, millennia. The blurring from the one into the other. The solar calendar, the leap years, the years that tick over so effectively and inevitably. He reckoned he was as good at time as anyone.
Until the pangs started.
Something was nagging at his consciousness, just beginning to boil in the back of his mind. It was a thought, or a feeling, some small…
Science Fiction says, ‘We can create the future, and here it is.’ Science Fiction is the hope that you might free yourself of the legal, social, economic, cultural, mental shackles that bind you. Science Fiction says, ‘you can stand up straight.’ Science Fiction speaks to the frustration, the boredom, the commonality of living in a capitalistic hell. It gives hope to the people who want to live their lives freely. It gives hope to the people who don’t want to live in a world where everyone is a product. …
Adam Temper
AdamTemper.com - Writer of speculative fiction, narrative non-fiction and science articles.
