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Directed Culture Trials
Unless we find new ways to drive adaptation besides mass death and fragmentation, our civilizations may keep falling and rising indefinitely.
Overcoming Bias · EN
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Prefer Evolved To Folk Morality
Individuals often have good reasons to indulge in delusions, such as re superstition, astrology, religion, or their own personal destiny.
Overcoming Bias · EN
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Why Might Aliens Visit Earth?
I did a web search on the above phrase, in prep for a podcast, and in ten pages of results didn’t find anything I thought reasonable.
Overcoming Bias · EN
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Skinner, Cattell, Stewart, Wilson on Deliberate Culture
My analysis of cultural drift has (at least) three distinctive elements:
Overcoming Bias · EN
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Without A Sacred Quest, Our Civilization Falls
Most see sacred quests as optional, to be considered only after one has sufficient security and comfort.
Overcoming Bias · EN
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UAP Disclosure Wouldn’t Crash Society
In the past, authorities have authorized censorship on the basis of claims of substantial chances of social disruption or collapse if people were free to hear about religious heresy, alternate ideologies, sexually permissive art, losses in ongoing wars, looming disasters, and pandemic details.
Overcoming Bias · EN
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The Promise of Polymaths
Academia neglects interdisciplinary work that combines insights from multiple areas.
Overcoming Bias · EN
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Trump hijacks SNL and David S. Pumpkins ahead of midterms
Tom Hanks and Bobby Moynihan cameo vs. SNL's Trump. Host Inde Navarrette took a swipe at previous host Shane Gillis
Salon · EN
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Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed
Stevens' endorsement exposed a bitter Democratic divide as Michigan's closely watched Senate race nears its end
Salon · EN
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Senator Chris Murphy “awake and alert” after suffering a stroke
Murphy, 53, experienced arm numbness at his son's hockey game Saturday and then hospitalized for treatment
Salon · EN
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The power of Latinas’ Trump regret could swing this election
Latinas were less likely to back Trump but their slide to the right helped fuel his reelection
Salon · EN
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The strange new math behind the price of your groceries
As stores embrace algorithms, the cost of groceries is becoming a question of whom — and what — we trust
Salon · EN
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Fox News loses its grip on the culture wars
Coded bigotry is harder to sell when MAGA gets unfiltered garbage online
Salon · EN
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The dark paradox of Israel’s election — and ours
After last week's big political surprise, Israel has an opportunity for historic change. So do we
Salon · EN
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Ali Velshi is on the Big Board now
The MS NOW anchor on early midterm numbers and the stories behind the election-night Big Board
Salon · EN
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Your Book Review: The Ghost In My Brain
Finalist #13 in the Book Review Contest
Astral Codex Ten · EN
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Your Book Review: The History And Adventures Of An Atom
Finalist #14 in the Book Review Contest
Astral Codex Ten · EN
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The Human Habits That Still Matter
By Leo Babauta These days, you can’t avoid hearing and thinking about AI — it’s all around us, and it’s taking over the world. So much of our lives are being automated … which in some ways is breathtaking. In other ways, I think we can all feel that we’re losing something. This is a moment to stop and reflect: what is important to remain human? What human skills do we want to protect? Let’s explore some of those very human habits that we can’t let fall to the bots. The Habits That Matter While AI can generate a lot of amazing things, and help us in incredible ways … there are some things that
Zen Habits · EN