Artificial superintelligence is very much possible, and our objection that smart computers simply won’t have the means or motivation to end humanity is deemed naive by some.
An astrophysics professor has made it her mission to figure out the universe will meet its demise, and she’s having a great time doing it.
In a rare intersection of Science #FAIL and “Crap, that was close!”, scientists have re-analysed the findings of Mexican astronomer, José Bonilla, who, in 1883, spotted over 450 fuzzy looking objects passing in front of the sun. Turns out it was a trillion tonnes of comet debris!