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In this article, we review the top 10 NFTs and why they make for great investments this year.

Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs for short, have been the buzzword for the year 2022. And, rightly so because even though it might seem like it is a new tech on the block, you will be shocked to know that there are more than 11 million NFTs out there. Each represents a unique (and, not to forget, valuable) piece of art which could be an image, video content, music, or anything else. And, yet, the industry is still in its infancy stage. We bring to you the only guide you will ever need to understand the uprising of the NFT market and what is all the attraction about. We have also shared some of our favorite NFTs to check out if you want to get active in space. This article features the top 10 NFTs that you should look out for in 2023.

Silks.

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Cognitive science sees the brain as a sort of computer, but how does education redesign these cerebral computers? Cognitive scientist, philosopher, and expert on consciousness Daniel Dennett explains.
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There is widespread agreement among researchers in cognitive science that a human brain is some kind of computer, but not much like the laptop. If we look at perceptual experience, and education in particular, as a process of redesigning our cerebral computers, how does the software get designed, and what are the limits of this design process? Daniel C Dennett finds out.

Daniel C Dennett is a cognitive scientist and philosopher with a particular interest in consciousness, free will and the evolution of minds. His newest book, From bacteria to Bach and back, explores how thinking minds could have evolved due to natural selection.

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Ubik radio ads by Kobi LaCroix. Inspired by the Philip K. Dick novel “Ubik” (1969).

Kobi was nominated for a Logan Award for comedy music for his song “We Are The Vikings.” He was also featured on the Weird Al tribute album “Twenty-Six And A Half.” His music has been featured several times on the Dementia Top Twenty, Dementia Radio, the Mad Music Archive, and Dr. Demento. His website is at www.zencavern.com

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Bigger, better, and badder. That’s the overall gist of what is going to happen with Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout the upcoming year of 2023.

What is going to happen with generative AI and ChatGPT in 2023? Here’s your answer. Filled with lots of helpful background and insights. Start the new year armed with the latest on where AI is heading.

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The nation wants to compete with NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope.

Peking University has ambitious plans to build the largest optical telescope in Asia, according to an article by Space.com

The Expanding Aperture Segmented Telescope

The new telescope will have an aperture of 19.7 feet (6 meters) by 2024 while its mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet (8 m) by 2030. The project in English is called the Expanding Aperture Segmented Telescope (EAST) and according to a statement “will greatly improve China’s observation capabilities in optical astronomy.”

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Free will ISN’T real! Join us, and find out more!

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In this video, Unveiled takes a closer look at the concept of FREE WILL! Do humans have it? How can we prove it? And what if, actually, free will IS an illusion?? It’s one of the greatest questions in all of science and philosophy… but according to one theory, it just DOESN’T EXIST!

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Depression is a difficult illness. Not only does it make you feel like crap, but like so many primarily mental illnesses, it also comes with a bucketful of misinformation and misconceptions surrounding it. Even medical specialists, whom you’d expect to be the authorities on the matter, are stumped by some aspects of the disease – the truth is, while humanity may be more informed than ever on matters of the brain, we still really don’t know what’s going on inside of it when it glitches like this.

But that may soon change. Researchers based at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, claim to have developed what they call a “mood decoder” – a way of reading people’s emotional state just from looking at brain activity.

“This is the first demonstration of successful and consistent mood decoding of humans in these brain regions,” Baylor College neurosurgeon and project lead Sameer Sheth told MIT Technology Review. And the best part? The team have also found a way to stimulate a positive mood in patients’ brains.

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