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Why can't we build robots with the behavioural complexity of an insect?

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What is the current state of the search for a "theory of everything"? Has there been any recent major progress? How does loop quantum gravity compare to string theory at the moment?

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Is it possible to detect a laser if it is not pointing directly at you (in vacuum)?

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Why does it seem like humans are so over-evolved? What mental traits that made us better hunter/gatherers also coincidentally allowed us to understand the universe?

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Could a sufficiently complex insect colony (or other multi-agent system) be sentient?

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Could a sufficiently complex insect colony (or other multi-agent system) be sentient?

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When you shuffle a deck of cards what are the chances that your particular shuffle is a unique never before seen ordering of the cards?

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Can anyone explain the many worlds interpretation of Quantum Mechanics?

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How do we define when one species begins and another ends? Also what is the most complete fossil record we have of one species becoming another?

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What would be different if the earth were in the habitable zone of a binary star system?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why can't we build robots with the behavioural complexity of an insect?	2
What is the current state of the search for a "theory of everything"? Has there been any recent major progress? How does loop quantum gravity compare to string theory at the moment?	2
Is it possible to detect a laser if it is not pointing directly at you (in vacuum)?	2
Why does it seem like humans are so over-evolved? What mental traits that made us better hunter/gatherers also coincidentally allowed us to understand the universe?	1
Could a sufficiently complex insect colony (or other multi-agent system) be sentient?	1
Could a sufficiently complex insect colony (or other multi-agent system) be sentient?	1
When you shuffle a deck of cards what are the chances that your particular shuffle is a unique never before seen ordering of the cards?	1
Can anyone explain the many worlds interpretation of Quantum Mechanics?	1
How do we define when one species begins and another ends? Also what is the most complete fossil record we have of one species becoming another?	1
What would be different if the earth were in the habitable zone of a binary star system?	1