(I've been reading seminal papers on artificial intelligence, some of them surprisingly old, by several geniuses in the field, none of whom I'd heard of.  However old you get, there's always a world of things out there that you don't know.  They got me thinking … Continue reading The Turing Test

(With Spoiler) First Man is l-o-n-g at 2 hrs 21 minutes and not a second too long in my opinion.  You might think that, of all films, this one would be a spoiler-free zone – after all we know its hero made it safely to … Continue reading First Man

Years ago, during my thirties and forties, I used to exercise to a video tape featuring Beverley Callard, otherwise known as Liz McDonald (of all people) from Coronation Street.  But it turns out that Beverley’s other job was being a fitness instructor and her video … Continue reading The One Real Benefit of Exercise