Sentences with phrase «of alien intelligence»

(And thoughtful, too, about what these discoveries of alien intelligence might mean for our sense that legal rights should attach to intelligence of at least a minimal sort.)

Pulling from long - standing fascinations with film and television tropes, abstract sculpture, game ephemera, poetry, apocryphic histories, internet esoterica, and philosophies of being, Oneohtrix Point Never's myRiad is a hyperstitial «concertscape» imagined from the perspective of an alien intelligence that explores disorienting relationships between space and sound and mutates forms of live musical performance.

by Walter Chaw Event Horizon approaches the science - fiction idea of a mysterium tremens, hints that it will be about the inscrutability of an alien intelligence — like Lem's and Tarkovsky's (and Soderbergh's) variations on the theme of Solaris, for instance, or that monolith in 2001.

Thus, to interpret the monolith as a form of alien intelligence leaves us with more questions than answers.

And one signature of alien intelligence may be, cough, cough, air pollution.

The Allen Telescope Array, however, named for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who donated seed money for the project, will allow SETI astronomers to survey the skies for signs of alien intelligence 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Not even a little drop of alien intelligence guides anything on this world or universe.

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But the pattern of appropriation is what I would want my students to notice most, for it is the typical and fundamental gesture of Christian humanism: to respond to the world by taking it over, by embracing it, by showing that no beauty, intelligence, or goodness is alien to Christianity or incompatible with it.

The Weavers gradually absorbed not only the racist religious doctrines of Christian Identity, but became familiar with the world of UFOs and alien intelligences, the supposed machinations of the Bilderbergers and the Illuminati and, most of all, the alleged conspiracies of those who were said to be the literal offspring of Satan, the Jews.

The demonstrated success of prediction and control through the natural sciences and technology shows that in some sense human intelligence is not alien to the nonhuman world.

Fourthly, it is also germane that the Security Services had made it clear in March 2005, through a report from the Intelligence and Security Committee, that «they operated a culture that respected human rights and that coercive interrogation techniques were alien to the Services» general ethics, methodology and training» (paragraph 9 of the first judgment), indeed they «denied that [they] knew of any ill - treatment of detainees interviewed by them whilst detained by or on behalf of the [US] Government» (paragraph 44 (ii) of the fourth judgment).

Paul Davies is director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and author of The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010).

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence has looked for many different signs of alien life, from radio broadcasts to laser flashes, without success.

Signal received To be fair, Snowden was speaking off - the - cuff about encryption in general; it's not likely he expected to be chatting about aliens or has done an in - depth study of how the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has evolved.

The more electrophysiologist William Gilly learns about these mysterious denizens of the deep, the more they seem like an alien intelligence

He captured the public imagination with visions of alien life and intelligence, shattered stereotypes of scientists and undoubtedly inspired many to consider a career in science.

If the universe is full of habitable planets, and planets tend to produce life, and life tends toward intelligence, and smart aliens want to talk — well, surely we just have to learn how to be good listeners.

Steve: Speaking [of outer] space, something that's in my view, far more likely than contact with any alien intelligence is an asteroid collision, and that's one of the items in [here].

Marketing of the spheres The gold plaque attached to Pioneer 10 — itself a slightly more legitimate attempt to contact alien intelligences than the one featured in this segment — made an appearance in both Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Futurama.

Researchers with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) looked for radio signals coming from the star's galaxy (which could be a sign of alien life) but failed to find any.

But while UFO claims are often hoaxes or the work of conspiracy theorists, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence — alien life just as smart and technologically advanced as humans — is a legitimate scientific field.

Nov. 2nd Sarah Scoles, author of Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, will present A History of False Alien Positives followed by a book - signing event

Have questions about artificial intelligence, alien life, or the beginning of the Universe?

They were searching signs of intelligence — meaning aliens.

«If an alien intelligence came to Earth looking for life, they would probably get a sample of sea water, loaded with virions.

The findings, reported in the journal Acta Astronautica on Tuesday (April 10), reveal the limitations of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or ETI: Humans are tied up in their own biases and attentional limitations and might miss alien intelligence even if it's staring us in the face, the researchers said.

Briefly, this is a story of a space flight to confirm an «alien» intelligence located near one of the moons of Jupiter; the intelligence may have helped man in his primitive earliest past - so it could be «God - like»).

When the interrogators we met at the opening of the film later ask Lena asked what she thinks the alien force or intelligence she encountered may have wanted, she replies, «I'm not sure it wanted anything» — which is not a particularly compelling premise for a film.

In any way he can — from less - than - benign cover story to world - scale «conditioning» — the doctor is eager to herd all these damn people out of the way so Western Science and this cold, unfeeling alien intelligence can get on with it, already.

Synopsis: Science fiction adventure about a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence.

And we're left with the hope that he learns something, even if their confrontation with the alien intelligence called The Network (voiced by Bill Nighy) ends with the eradication of all technology on the planet.

Ronan's character has her mind taken over by an alien intelligence called Wanderer as part of an invasion.

In it, the alien intelligence that beckoned us (meaning humans) to the farthest reaches of the universe prove to not be friendly.

At the same time, Howard the Duck rolls into the same town where the alien is hiding and some kind of The Fly hi - jinks ensues because the two Marvel characters become one terrifying creature that has the murderous tendencies of the Merc with a Mouth, and the cynical intelligence of Howard the Duck.

Having saved the planet from the smarmy, preening Loki and his army of aliens, the Avengers must assemble once again to stop an accidental enemy: an artificial intelligence that Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) himself designed.

The villain is hatched out of Stark's imagination, an artificial intelligence program called Ultron, conceived as the ultimate weapon for defending Earth against aliens.

It looks to be Ebony Maw, an alien who isn't much of a fighter, but whose intelligence and abilities more than make up for it.

with Tara Fitzgerald (1.4 mb) «A Bit Surprised» with Mark Herman (0.7 mb) «Hello WWW» with Pete Postlethwaite (0.3 mb) «Not Embarrassed» with Pete Postlethwaite (0.8 mb) «I'm Here in Utah» with Stephen Tompkinson (0.5 mb) «Musical Experience» with Stephen Tompkinson (1.5 mb) Slides Using a delightful amalgamation of music, class struggle, and a Yorkshire mining town, British directon Mark Herman has combined seemingly disparate elements to create a charming, extremely touching drama about a somewhat alien mi ieu.A description of the plot is wholly inadequate to convey the intelligence, emotional powet and spirit of Brassed Off.

The Avengers do not get any of Hydra's data, but they do acquire the scepter, and in studying it, Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) gets the brilliantly stupid idea to convert the scepter's alien power source into an artificial intelligence that will work to achieve world peace, an idea he's had for years but has never been able to perfect.

We believe that putting adolescents in a safe but alien and challenging environment and pushing responsibility and decision - making to them as quickly as possible helps them develop emotional intelligence and leadership qualities during a very important transformative period of their lives.

The Future Chronicles fresh voices and award - winning authors original speculative fiction short stories # 1 anthology on Amazon with every release Like the storied SF collections of the past, The Future Chronicles brings you themed anthologies on the topics you love: Robots, Telepaths, Aliens, Artificial Intelligence, Dragons, Zombies... and more on the way.

The alien who emerged from the craft imbued Grodd and the rest of the gorillas he lived with super intelligence.

Humans and Aliens alike don't really exhibit much in the way if intelligence, and will often go in circles or simply ignore you even when you're standing right in front of their face.

«To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that team - based combat has been pitted against real - time strategy in a balanced, live - action online game,» said Michael A. Williams, CEO of Reality Gap, Inc. «Shooters must confront swarms of alien opponents, but unlike most FPS games, they are playing against aliens managed by a human intelligence looking to outwit and outmaneuver them.»

Set in 1962 players take on the role of CIA Agent William Carter as he leads a team of agents to gather intelligence and protect the US and Earth from a recently discovered alien invasion.

Enemies vary from grunting aliens to human mercenaries to bio-engineered mutant spiders, with varying levels of intelligence.

This screening, featuring videos and selections by Andrew Norman Wilson, presents works in which artificial and animal intelligence play a role in the production of images that emphasize alien perspectives for human viewers.

I AM AI DIPLOMAT: ALIEN PROTOCOLS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MIND POLEMIC Noah Raford According to some, we are within a decade of the arrival of artificial general intelligence; machines so powerful that they can do anything a human being can, but faster, better, and more accuratelOF THE MIND POLEMIC Noah Raford According to some, we are within a decade of the arrival of artificial general intelligence; machines so powerful that they can do anything a human being can, but faster, better, and more accuratelof the arrival of artificial general intelligence; machines so powerful that they can do anything a human being can, but faster, better, and more accuratelof artificial general intelligence; machines so powerful that they can do anything a human being can, but faster, better, and more accurately.

I AM NOT WESTERN AI: ANIMALS, ALIENS, AND ALTERNATE PHILOSOPHIES OF MIND DISCUSSION Assistant Professor, Academy of Media Arts Cologne Mi You, National Technology Officer Microsoft China Ltd Qing Wei, Professor, Philosophy Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona Jordi Vallverdú, Hosted by Noah Raford How did intelligence, cognition, and concepts of the self varied across cultures (and speciesOF MIND DISCUSSION Assistant Professor, Academy of Media Arts Cologne Mi You, National Technology Officer Microsoft China Ltd Qing Wei, Professor, Philosophy Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona Jordi Vallverdú, Hosted by Noah Raford How did intelligence, cognition, and concepts of the self varied across cultures (and speciesof Media Arts Cologne Mi You, National Technology Officer Microsoft China Ltd Qing Wei, Professor, Philosophy Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona Jordi Vallverdú, Hosted by Noah Raford How did intelligence, cognition, and concepts of the self varied across cultures (and speciesof Barcelona Jordi Vallverdú, Hosted by Noah Raford How did intelligence, cognition, and concepts of the self varied across cultures (and speciesof the self varied across cultures (and species)?

At the risk of descending ever further into off - topic weirdness, here's an article about the environmental message of the aliens, also mentioning «intelligences beyond the material realm», «ecological destruction on a scale that threatens the survival of the Earth's living systems» and the fossil fuel lobby.