Patrick Hoey's Blog
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This article discusses experiments in synthetic psychology. The author has been dealing for years with certain structures within animal brains that seemed to be interpretable as pieces of computing machinery......
The making of images may have a variety of purposes, and the intention of the maker is not always clear to those who look on them. There is a well......
Autonomous agents are systems that inhabit a dynamic, unpredictable environment in which they try to satisfy a set of time-dependent goals of motivations. Agents are said to be adaptive if......
In “Intelligence Without Reason”, Rodney Brooks discusses the current issues with traditional Artificial Intelligence approach to solving problems and proposes an alternative approach based upon his research. Brooks mentions that......
Cast: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Screenplay: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Synopsis: Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern......
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Director: Ben Affleck Screenplay: Chris Terrio Synopsis: Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film,......
Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark Director: Stephen Frears Screenplay: Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Synopsis: A world-weary political journalist, Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan), picks up the story......
Cast: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch Director: Gus Van Sant Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black Synopsis: The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who......
Cast: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau Director: Roger Spottiswoode Screenplay: Randy Shilts (book), Arnold Schulman (teleplay) Synopsis: The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political......
Cast: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson Director: Michael Moore Screenplay: Michael Moore Synopsis: Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America’s predilection for gun violence. [1]. Review: The film......