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demonstrates in some detail later in the book. Mitchell briefly discusses the fa- mous Turing Test, which the seminal mathematic ...
R E V I E W S 5 8 S K E P T I C M A G A Z I N E volume 25 number 1 2020 for the subject, which is more thoroughly discussed even ...
lowest kindergartner in the school chess club is smarter than AlphaGo.” The boundary between Part IV, Artificial Intelligence Me ...
history. By downplaying biography, his- torical trends are clearer and are analyzed in more depth. Lamont’s expertise in psy- ch ...
explain probably did not happen” (38). While the authors’ credentials are impeccable, and their scholarship up to date and deep, ...
R E V I E W S 6 2 S K E P T I C M A G A Z I N E volume 25 number 1 2020 The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdiniis an overdue exa ...
some cases, it is unclear whether quota- tions are from interviews conducted for this book or if the words are from previ- ously ...
Michelle E. Ainsworthholds an MA in history, and enjoys investigating intellectual history in particular. She is currently rese ...
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The Nature of Fraud It’s a huge job to feed everyone in a society. The food supply in any large modern coun- try is almost unima ...
Food is one of the largest industries in the world. There are well over seven billion people on Earth, and we all have to eat. E ...
JUNIOR SKEPTIC No. 54 (3232) The Romans knew they were plagued by food fraud. How- ever, adulteration was an even bigger problem ...
Most kinds of food fraud were perfectly legal in England during the early 1800s. Very few food swindles were banned, and those l ...
JUNIOR SKEPTIC No. 54 (3232) Image: Wellcome Collection Accum was a popular science celebrity, and the results of his food fraud ...
in a brand new way: through the lens of a microscope! It turned out he was right. When examined under a microscope, cofee looks ...
It took time, but England’s new food inspection system worked. Previously common food swindles became rare. Most food could be t ...
Problem solved? Well, yes and no. The meat industry hurried to clean up its act. Food fraud was severely reduced. Today, hundred ...
Despite laws, customers are often still cheated at restaurants and grocery stores. Let’s uncover some deceptive practices in the ...
JUNIOR SKEPTIC No. 54 (3232) A giantic meat scandal rocked Europe in 2013. Numerous countries discovered that widely sold “beef” ...
magv7n2-Cloning: Science, Ethics of Cloning by F. Miele; Cloning & Science’s Moral Limits by M. Shermer; Richard Seed Interv ...
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