“The Culture represents the place we might hope to get to” | MetaFilter Mefi’s discussion of the (previously linked) recently published interview with Iain M Banks (RIP). It’s good.
(tags: metafilter iain-m-banks culture sci-fi sf science-fiction discussion) GCHQ’s ‘jihad on tech firms’ can only fail | Technology | The Guardian Blaming Facebook for ( Read more... )

Robot makes people feel like a ghost is nearby | Science/AAAS | News You can induce sensed presences by having a robot poke you in the back.
(tags: emotions ghosts robots psychology) Philosophical Disquisitions: Is there a defensible atheistic account of moral values? Maybe, or at least, it’s as good as a popular theistic account.
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