Sam Woolfe
Freelance Writer & Blogger

The Psychology Behind Social Games

The Psychology Behind Social Games
There’s no question that social gaming has had and continues to have an impact on the way we handle social relations. While gaming in itself is arguably a temporary escape from reality, playing games with other people present (whether virtually or in reality) functions as an extension of every gamer’s social sphere. But just how…View Post

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The Implications of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality

The Implications of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality
The whole concept of virtual reality – especially full immersion in a virtual, artificial world – has been a favourite topic of many science fiction writers. The idea has also featured in many speculative and philosophical questions, such as: What is reality? How do we distinguish reality from illusion? And so on. Loosely defined, virtual…View Post

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Nick Bostrom on ‘Existential Risks’

Nick Bostrom on ‘Existential Risks’
Nick Bostrom is a Swedish philosopher who teaches at the University of Oxford. His areas of interest include the Simulation Hypothesis (that reality is a computer simulation run by a hyper-advanced ‘post-human’ civilisation) and the ethics of human enhancement (the ethical issues surrounding improving human capacities through science and technology). He is a proponent of…View Post

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Conflict Minerals: The Sad Truth About Technology

Conflict Minerals: The Sad Truth About Technology
Conflict minerals are minerals which are mined in areas of armed conflict, most notably the Democratic Republic of Congo. The control of the mines which contain these very valuable minerals is the source of a great deal of conflict. The conflict exists between the Congolese National Army and rebel groups, such as the Democratic Forces…View Post

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Evolving Machines: What is the Future of Technology?

Evolving Machines: What is the Future of Technology?
Moore’s Law, named after the Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore, says that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles every two years. Put more simply, computer processing power doubles every two years. Moore noted the trend in 1965 and it has held true ever since then. A super-computer which decades ago took up the…View Post

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