Links for 01-09-2007
Existential philosophy, swarming UAVs, gender as a spectrum …
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1 – Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
“The correct answer to this question is stated right off the bat in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: “Well, why not?” But we have to dress it up to make it a bit more philosophical.”
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2 – UAV swarms
“… create its own communications network and swap information to calculate flight paths that avoid collisions. This not only eliminates the need for constant communication with the ground, it can also be used to make the aircraft swarm together…”
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3 – Intersex: The space between the genders
“The Western world defines gender in two distinct categories. But in reality, gender is a spectrum. Why does society, and even science, struggle to understand and accept those who are somewhere between male and female?”
