Quantum Archaeology: Beyond Raising the Dead

Quantum archaeology stretches the bounds of traditional archaeology. It has often been sensationalized as a means to resurrect the dead through intricate reconstructions of DNA and other biological materials. However, this narrow view overlooks the profound and more nuanced aspects of quantum archaeology, which delve into the relationship between the past, present, and potential future. …

SHANGHAI ARCHAEOLOGY FORUM HONORS OLANREWAJU LASISI WITH 2023 FIELD DISCOVERY AWARD

AWARD  11.29.23 Photo: Tom Daly Dr. Olanrewaju Lasisi, a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Race, Place, and Equity at the University of Virginia School of Architecture was recently awarded a prestigious Field Discovery Award by the Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF) in recognition of his doctoral research, Landscapes of Power: Architecture, Ritual, and Astronomy in the Making of …

Did OpenAI Secretly Create a Brain-Like Intelligence After All?

What We Know About Q* and OpenAIโ€™s Potential AGI Breakthrough Thomas Smith Illustration by the author with components created via Midjourney Earlier this year, OpenAIโ€™s CEO Sam Altman sent the tech world into a frenzy with a five-word Reddit post: โ€œAGI has been achieved internally.โ€ AGI stands for Artificial General Intelligence. Itโ€™s the holy grail of …

โ€˜Quantum Archaeologyโ€™: Raising the Dead Through 3D Bioprinting

Kimberly Forsythe When I first heard the term โ€˜Quantum Archaeologyโ€™, my first thought about it mixed with recent news that quantum computers have just โ€˜reversed timeโ€™. I imagined using quantum computing to trace back the steps of humanity to discover every single little step of the way that led us to where we are today. And, …