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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Could someone get dopesick from fentanyl administration in a clinical setting?

« on: 09/08/2018 00:25:10 »

I have been out of the field too long, but in the olden days crack was a 100% cocaine based product. During my research times morphine was considered the most effective pain reliever. We did studies eliminating the effects of morphine withdrawal with a combination of drugs that would block the addictive centers of the brain and thus target the pain relief centers. We were able to eliminate 4 of the symptoms of morphine withdrawal in rats by including drugs such as naloxone. The goal of our research was to eliminate the addictive properties of morphine and take advantage of the pain relief properties. Sorry not familiar with fentanyl.

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Is sexual pleasure caused by evolutionary genetics?

« on: 30/07/2018 00:15:52 »

Survival of the reproductionists?

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: False Vacuum; Who, What, Where, When, Why?

« on: 22/07/2018 21:06:30 »

"In quantum field theory, a false vacuum is a hypothetical vacuum that is somewhat, but not entirely, stable." I don't believe anything to be entirely stable, so is it just a time frame thing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_vacuum

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General Science / Re: Why does the inside of my spectacles lenses always get dirtier than the outside?

« on: 22/07/2018 20:56:12 »

Occasionally I will get condensation on the inside of my glass lenses, perhaps  there is a small amount of condensation that attracts and hold dirt dust and grime from perspiration, my guess.

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General Science / Re: Where should artificial intelligence stop?

« on: 29/12/2017 08:45:18 »

This has gone a long way from the original question of "Where should AI stop." there is not a speed governor on AI, trying to stop it is like trying to stop the industrial revolution, my estimation it is not possible. So we have to live with it, or go Amish. There is so much data making it all manageable used to be a dream, but it is a reality now, even my smart phone has more capabilities for monitoring my activities than Orwell's big brother would have dreamed of. My favorite quote from early security issues regarding fingerprint recognition security, as there was none, If they want to provide us that information who are we to object. Throw in facial scanners at airports, iris scans etc. it will be more difficult to remain anonymous, and the game goes on.
Ending with a star wars quote, could have been princess, "The tighter you close your grip the quicker we slip through your fingers"

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: How do we determine if an emotion is authentic?

« on: 22/11/2017 01:09:16 »

Authentic to who would be the question. A person hearing voices deems them authentic, an observer deems them non authentic. A person on LSD may experience altered states of mind, because of the drug are they not authentic? Let us say you have natural endorphin or Adrenalin that changes your mindset, where do you draw the line. For me if a person experiences something for whatever reason, it is authentic to them, Is it authentic to others only matters to others. 

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Why is Space considered as a Void/Empty/Vacuum?

« on: 22/10/2017 20:09:16 »

I think vacuum exists as a matter of convenience, rather than a practical application, take a neutrino as an example, take 2 they are small.

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Chemistry / Re: What is your favourite element in the periodic table?

« on: 11/08/2017 03:09:56 »

All you carbon based units are so silly. Silicon based units rule

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why do we become hairier as we age?

« on: 06/04/2017 00:57:32 »

My theory is we don't get harrier as we age, but the hairs jump off your head and land on your nose and ears and back.

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Technology / Re: Can you give AI emotions?

« on: 14/11/2016 23:57:56 »

Problem one, you have to quantify emotion. Now in living species my opinion is it is altered states as a result of chemical inducement, adrenal glands or whatever. Could emotional responses be programmed after observation, certainly. So now we program the computer to respond the same as a person reacting to say being put in a situation   where fight or flight kicks in. It is like a chess game, you analize your options or not and react. So when is it called an emotion?

It certainly has to do with the epiphenomenon we call consciousness, but if replicated by say an ai computer, it would not be consciousness, thus emotionless. But if we are wired to react on emotions, and a computer is programmed to emulate thee emotions, how do you know the difference?

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why Do people Doodle Or Pace Up & Down When On The Phone ?

« on: 16/09/2016 03:28:22 »

Boredom is my excuse for doodleing. Probably adhd, but I have difficulty being tied to one limiting thing for too long.