Where does humour come from?  Why do we laugh and how do we sometimes avoid laughing at all costs?  Does humour depend on language, cultur...

Elon Musk has said that he will have a humanoid robot within a year.  Let’s ask why we would want one. We already have machines that work fo...

Soon some big company will advertise the ‘perfect virtual assistant’, an AI copy of you, with your memories and personality.  You can send i...

We all know we are controlled in some way by our respective governments.  They control what we see and hear and how we think about it.  Is t...

  After worrying about overpopulation for decades do we now have to worry about underpopulation?  The fertility rate is declining in all tec...

  Last month the Pentagon officially said that UFOs are real. That is, people have seen things that exist and that cannot be explained. Cong...

Will an AI rule us?   Are we maybe ruled by an AI now?     Many government agencies already use AI in various forms so we are slowly moving ...

This week we will discuss what our future meals will look like.  Will we eat meat grown from animal cells in big factories?  Will the variou...

April is Rape Awareness Month. According to RAINN , the nation’s largest anti sexual violence organization shows that every 73 seconds an Am...

Has the virus changed the world for good?  Will some of the imposed restrictions remain?  Social distancing, masks, no hugs?  Will we always...

What is the strangest use for a robot that you can think of?  Will there be one in your kitchen, in your toilet, in your butt? Will there be...

What alternative therapies do you know about?  And which ones have you used?  Probably everyone has tried some form of alternative therapy. ...

What was the origin of our language system?  Did it start with humans or did some animals have a language before us?  Do some animals have a...

  GeekSpeak – When did we become human? At what point in our past did we become human?  Was it when we discovered fire?  Or language?  Or ag...

Will we have to wear masks forever?  Never visit a restaurant again?  Will we work from home forever?  Will office buildings become obsolete...

  Next week we will see the first 15km hop of a starship, a milestone in the history of space exploration.  Many companies are competing to ...

  Topics vary from week to week Relationships in Second Life can be confusing and painful...or they can bring new joy and meaning into our l...

A total revolution revolving around batteries will be coming soon. We have seen the advent of electric cars and bikes, although the ...

In a few short years the technological singularity will arrive.  Computers will not only be faster than humans, they will be more in...

An SLE fan contacted us suggesting a topic about equal pay for all live musicians and high priced singers vs lower priced...