TE Mark (Mark Thomas)
@temarkauthor.bsky.social
Science Writer / Editor and Science Storyteller - Explorer in Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Cosmology and Neuroscience - combining all in my fiction and non-fiction writing. Sharing the beauty of learning and curiosity.
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Augmented Human Neural Network In the early 21st century, in an effort to increase human productivity, science granted mankind wearable AI headsets. By 2016, these early versions were cast aside an…
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AHNN
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
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Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
AHNN
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
‘AHNN’
Augmented Human Neural Network In the early 21st century, in an effort to increase human productivity, science granted mankind wearable AI headsets. By 2016, these early versions were cast aside an…
temarkauthor.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
AHNN
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
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Some coverage of our recent work in Remote touch in humans …….✋ www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-n...
Scientists discover humans 'have seventh sense' called 'remote touch'
We're told we have five senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch – but now scientists at a London university have discovered a mysterious new ability they call 'remote touch'
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November 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Some coverage of our recent work in Remote touch in humans …….✋ www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-n...
AHNN
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
‘AHNN’
Augmented Human Neural Network In the early 21st century, in an effort to increase human productivity, science granted mankind wearable AI headsets. By 2016, these early versions were cast aside an…
temarkauthor.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
AHNN
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
Augmented Human Neural Network
by T. E. Mark – Writer (Mark Thomas)
They gave the world to AHNN. The Augmented Human Neural Network.
Now, after 1000 years, AHNN has decided to give it back.
This is AHNN's story.
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/abeyance/
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November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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📷 This NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope image shows NGC 1511, a spiral galaxy experiencing a burst of star formation. 🧪🔭
🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📷 This NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope image shows NGC 1511, a spiral galaxy experiencing a burst of star formation. 🧪🔭
🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
@science.esa.int @stsci.edu
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🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
European Service Module-4 is ready to sail
In a few days, ESA’s fourth European Service Module will leave the integration halls of Airbus in Bremen, Germany, setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean in the next step of its journey. The module wi...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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📷 This image taken in October 2024 by ESA's Mars Express shows Coloe Fossae, an area on Mars showing signs of an ancient ice age. 🧪🔭
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@science.esa.int @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
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@science.esa.int @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📷 This image taken in October 2024 by ESA's Mars Express shows Coloe Fossae, an area on Mars showing signs of an ancient ice age. 🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
@science.esa.int @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
@science.esa.int @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
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⚡️Solar storm incoming! We are actively monitoring severe space weather events, occurring on 11-12 November. Severely disturbed geomagnetic conditions are expected to persist for at least 24 to 48 hours.
🔗 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
@operations.esa.int @science.esa.int
🔗 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
@operations.esa.int @science.esa.int
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
⚡️Solar storm incoming! We are actively monitoring severe space weather events, occurring on 11-12 November. Severely disturbed geomagnetic conditions are expected to persist for at least 24 to 48 hours.
🔗 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
@operations.esa.int @science.esa.int
🔗 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
@operations.esa.int @science.esa.int
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‘Mystic Mountain’ captured by Hubble in the Carina Nebula
August 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
‘Mystic Mountain’ captured by Hubble in the Carina Nebula
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James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared view of the Pillars of Creation
August 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared view of the Pillars of Creation
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Io in Front of Jupiter captured by Cassini
August 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Io in Front of Jupiter captured by Cassini
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) UNKNOWING THE PAST: TO MORE EASILY ACCEPT THE PRESENT “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where …
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) UNKNOWING THE PAST: TO MORE EASILY ACCEPT THE PRESENT “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where …
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November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
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⚡Communities in Wales are ready to power their own future, but barriers are holding them back ❌
A new report from @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social calls for change to unlock community-led energy projects and let local people realise their full potential 🌍
A new report from @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social calls for change to unlock community-led energy projects and let local people realise their full potential 🌍
Community Energy Wales: 'Let our communities realise energy potential'
A new report from Community Energy Wales has called to remove the barriers that lock out communities from building energy projects for themselves. Community Energy Wales is a not for profit membership...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
⚡Communities in Wales are ready to power their own future, but barriers are holding them back ❌
A new report from @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social calls for change to unlock community-led energy projects and let local people realise their full potential 🌍
A new report from @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social calls for change to unlock community-led energy projects and let local people realise their full potential 🌍
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) UNKNOWING THE PAST: TO MORE EASILY ACCEPT THE PRESENT “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where …
temarkauthor.wordpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Imagine living your entire life in an underground habitat following a mass-extinction event. Then heading to the surface to find that..]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
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by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) UNKNOWING THE PAST: TO MORE EASILY ACCEPT THE FUTURE “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where w…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) UNKNOWING THE PAST: TO MORE EASILY ACCEPT THE FUTURE “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where w…
temarkauthor.wordpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Surviving a Mass Extinction Event: The Technological and Psychological Challenges
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
by T.E. Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[How would our scientifically & technologically advanced world face a mass-extinction event like a Gamma Ray Burst or Asteroid?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/s...
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Recovering the Dissociative Mind: From Prolonged XR, AR & VR
by T.E.Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[With prolonged use of XR, AR & VR technologies, can a human mind become permanently altered?]
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by T.E.Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[With prolonged use of XR, AR & VR technologies, can a human mind become permanently altered?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/r...
Recovering the Dissociative Mind: From Prolonged XR, AR & VR
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) MANUFACTURED REALITY: NO LONGER A STATIC STATE OF BEING “If you can’t change a situation, change your perception of it.” (The Buddha) There’s a strangeness abou…
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October 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recovering the Dissociative Mind: From Prolonged XR, AR & VR
by T.E.Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[With prolonged use of XR, AR & VR technologies, can a human mind become permanently altered?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/r...
by T.E.Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[With prolonged use of XR, AR & VR technologies, can a human mind become permanently altered?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/r...
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The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
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by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
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The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books
by Mark Thomas (TE Mark – Writer) HUMANS & AI – EVALUATING OUR SIMILARITIES OBJECTIVELY “If a machine can think, it might think more intelligently than we do, and then where should we be?…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/t...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/t...
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The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/t...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/t...
The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books
by Mark Thomas (TE Mark – Writer) HUMANS & AI – EVALUATING OUR SIMILARITIES OBJECTIVELY “If a machine can think, it might think more intelligently than we do, and then where should we be?…
temarkauthor.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/t...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[In this Storytelling-Science exploration, I present two of my thought experiments: The Light Speed Man in a Room Full of Books, and The Cognition Dilemma comparing humans & AI]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/t...
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"Thomas Jefferson taught that a democracy was impractical unless the people were educated."
-Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Millennium
-Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Millennium
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"Thomas Jefferson taught that a democracy was impractical unless the people were educated."
-Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Millennium
-Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Superintelligence: Biological Alternative, Collaborator or Adversary
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
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Collective Superintelligence: Biological Alternative, Collaborator or Adversary
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) BIOLOGICAL, COLLECTIVE COGNITION: EVALUATING THE BOUNDARIES “The worst enemy of life, freedom and common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst en…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Superintelligence: Biological Alternative, Collaborator or Adversary
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
Superintelligence: Biological Alternative, Collaborator or Adversary
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
Collective Superintelligence: Biological Alternative, Collaborator or Adversary
by Mark Thomas (T. E. Mark – Writer) BIOLOGICAL, COLLECTIVE COGNITION: EVALUATING THE BOUNDARIES “The worst enemy of life, freedom and common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst en…
temarkauthor.wordpress.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Superintelligence: Biological Alternative, Collaborator or Adversary
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
by TE Mark - Writer (Mark Thomas)
[Are humans a form of Collective Intelligence if not Superintelligence? If we reach Collective Superintelligence - what then? Will we compete with AI?]
temarkauthor.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/c...
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🚀 Ready to launch your career into space? ESA Student Internships 2026 are now open!
www.esa.int/About_Us/Car... #ESArecruits
www.esa.int/About_Us/Car... #ESArecruits
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚀 Ready to launch your career into space? ESA Student Internships 2026 are now open!
www.esa.int/About_Us/Car... #ESArecruits
www.esa.int/About_Us/Car... #ESArecruits