Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1924, the improbably named Benoît B Mandelbröt – the ”B” stands for a non-existent middle name – would be so important to the story of fractal geometry that he pretty ...
We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? Scientists are preparing for that eventuality.
One definition of ‘computer’ is, ‘one who computes’. So you can make a conscious computer by procreating! Your conscious offspring, suitably educated, will be capable of elaborate computation, maybe ...