Gill EapenNext pandemic is almost hereMosquitos, arguably the biological entity responsible for most human deaths since inception, could be getting ready for a bigger onslaught…6d ago6d ago
Gill EapenConfusing brains and computersA recent article highlights the conceptual borrowing and appropriation of terms and definitions of the AI discipline from cognitive…Sep 9Sep 9
Gill EapenElectricity eats Singularity in 2026Great minds in computer science have been fretting about the impending singularity for a while. Some of them are so smart, they could put…Aug 8Aug 8
Gill EapenSpace, time and cancerA recent article suggests that the location, timing and migration patterns of Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) (1) open up an…Jul 29Jul 29
Gill EapenTime to save democracy againIn the East, world’s largest democracy escaped the call to move directly into autocracy by a change of constitution, but just barely. In…Jul 23Jul 23
Gill EapenIn the deafening silence, I could hear the children cryingI tried to wake up to a cruel world but then realized it is not a good ideaJun 27Jun 27
Gill EapenIt is all about memoryA recent article (1) argues working memory may be very important in learning and possibly better AI designs. The human brain with harsh…Jun 23Jun 23
Gill EapenOne democracy saved, one to goWorld’s largest democracy shows signs of returning to her great secular past, a triumph of humans abolishing royalty and simultaneously…Jun 4Jun 4
Gill EapenCricket comes to AmericaAs the World cup cricket starts in the West Indies, aided by its relatively unknown cousin, the US, it is clear that the game has advanced…Jun 2Jun 2