First Post!

I figure an endeavor like this deserves some sort of introduction to
get things started. A bit of a “Who, What, Why…” sort of thing.

First, the who – you can read more about me here.

What? I tend to be interested in physics, biology, neuroscience,
artificial intelligence, computer science, scientific histories and
biographies, science fiction, and hell, pretty much any book that blows your hair
back
. Incidentally, the title of the site itself is a play on
words regarding the possibility of man creating another intelligence
in the world.

As to why, mostly, this blog is a way for me to get my thoughts down –
to work through things I’ve been reading, thinking, and taking notes
about for many years now. I expect it to be a bit scattershot, but I
also think that’s going to be half the fun.