‘Altered Carbon,’ Netflix’s answer to ‘Blade Runner,’ debuts in February

Looking for something to sate your Blade Runner appetite until this year's 2049 hits Blu-ray? Then take a look at the first trailer for Netflix's upcoming sci-fi serial Altered Carbon. The quick look has it all: grimy retro-futuristic flying cars, lo...

We don’t understand AI because we don’t understand intelligence

Artificial intelligence prophets including Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking and Raymond Kurzweil predict that by the year 2030 machines will develop consciousness through the application of human intelligence. This will lead to a variety of benign, neutral...

A Chat With The Host of ‘Brain Games’: Nat Geo’s Highest-Rated Show Ever


Here’s the thing about Jason Silva, host of National Geographic Channel’s Brain Games: Off-camera, he’s exactly like you want him to be. (Disclaimer: I appeared on the unrelated Nat Geo series The 80...