Over the decades there have been many denominations coined to classify computer systems, usually when they got used in different fields or technological improvements caused significant shifts. While ...

In the age of artificial intelligence, comparing the human brain to a computer has become a common trope. The metaphor is convenient, suggesting ideas of memory banks, data processing, and logic ...

For René Descartes, minds were essentially thinking (or feeling) things. For the founding fathers of behaviorism, minds were identical with behaviors—talking, habits, dispositions to act in one way or ...

Quantum computers are powerful, but a practical quantum machine that’s useful for everyday tasks remains elusive. In fact, proponents of quantum computing say it could be another 10 years before there ...