Ons brein liegt nooit als het gaat om herkenning. Roep nimmer ‘ik heb die vrouw nooit eerder gezien’ als het wel zo is, althans niet als er ondertussen een EEG van je hersenen wordt gemaakt.
We binge-watch one Netflix series after another, we devour movies and games. Often it is no more than mindless entertainment, while at other times it even raises scientific questions. That is why we bring you this series: 'Pop culture', viewed through the eyes of a scientist.
‘Well, in about thirty years, artificial intelligence will take over, and we will be lucky if robots treat us as pets,’ a friend of mine said on the telephone. This friend really hates pets - mainly because they cannot easily be defined in a mathematical formula. However, as it had been raining for days, which often makes him gloomy in winter, I silently acknowledged his statement.
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