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SCORE Business Plan Workshop Series Begins January 9th in Prescott

December 2, 20120

Verde Valley AZ (December 2, 2012) – SCORE of Northern Arizona kicks-off its 2013 business workshops series at 6:00pm at…

Morality: Should Laws be Made
for AI Rights, Welfare and Feelings?
By David Stephen
There is a recent interactive by Nature, What’s so special about the human brain?, stating that, “The human brain is up to three times larger in volume than the brains of chimpanzees, gorillas and many extinct human relatives. Researchers often use a ratio called the encephalization quotient (EQ) to get an idea of how much larger or smaller an animal’s brain is compared with what would be expected given its body size. The EQ is 1.0 if the brain to body mass ratio meets expectations. But brain size and neuron number aren’t everything; some animals whose brains look and develop differently to mammals — such as ravens and other members of the crow family — can learn or remember impressively. Even compared with the chimp, the human neurons are longer and make more connections with each other. The cortical layers they live in are thicker than those of the chimp” “When comparing gene expression across species, many differences turn out to be related to how the connections between neurons — called synapses — connect with and signal to each other.” What is special about the human brain can also be a question of what makes the human brain the most advanced organ in the universe? Read more→