Weekly Filet #107: The Aristotelian Robots Are Coming. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
Someday in the future, robots will remember that this was the moment the humans enabled them to take over the world. If not, it's still a big deal worth reflecting on: Researchers at MIT work to build robots' awareness of their own limitations. Once they know what they can't do, a whole lot more is possible for us with them, and probably eventually for them with us.
→ Knowing the unknown (MIT News)
Further recommendations
Hemingway would have liked this story. So will you.
→ The Blind Faith of the One-Eyed Matador (GQ)
Virtual currency Bitcoin has been the talk of the town since Cyprus' crisis. I read a lot, yet could not find one article that really encapsulates the phenomenon. So I compiled a set of five articles that will help you understand Bitcoin.
→ Understanding the Rise of Bitcoin (Storify)
Extending the schoolyard for life. Ten men have been playing a Game of Tag for the past 23 years, and they are dead serious about it.
→ It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being 'It' (Wall Street Journal)
Wow. Three-dimensional drawings that look like explosions, made with black duct tape.
→ Raumzeichnungen (Ignant)