Blogging at Sentient Developments

If you haven't already done so, you ought to bookmark George Dvorsky's fine blog Sentient Developments, which is devoted to "the future of intelligent life". From that thematic base, George is able to deal with a huge range of themes, from the prospect of finding intelligence on other planets to the possibility of very advanced, perhaps self-conscious, Artificial Intelligence. If this is your thing, check out the intelligent and thoughtful way he approaches these issues, often aided by smart guest bloggers. I don't always agree with George, but he's one of the go-to guys on all this.

I was a guest blogger at Sentient Developments for a week earlier this year, and it seemed to go pretty well. Since May, I've had a standing invitation to guest blog there from time to time at my own discretion. This has been very kind of George, but at the same time the last six months have been a bit of a hectic time for me. I mean, what with buying a new house interstate, plus extensive travel both interstate and overseas, seeing a book through publication, then doing what I can to promote it. And so on. In the time left over, I've wanted to concentrate on family responsibilities and editorial work on JET.

Still, it's silly of me not to take opportunities to contribute to such a good blog as Sentient Developments, so I'm going to try to do so. Hopefully, you'll soon start to see the occasional piece that I've written.

But again, it's worth a look anyway, if your interests are anything like those I've described.