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Top 10 Thinking Traps Exposed — How to Foolproof Your Mind, Part I
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by wildcat  6-25-2009    2
 actually a very simple yet efficient article, go read all of it. I am not sure about 'foolproof' but its a good start.
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We Want More From Computers--But Not Too Much
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by wildcat  6-25-2009   
 No Remarks
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The Great Designer Baby Controversy of ’09
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by wildcat  6-22-2009    10
 This will probably become in the coming yrs one of the most heated controversaries we will come across as a species. we do not yet have the philosophy (and by implication ethics) to go with such technological advancements. having said that, the motion is inexorable and we need prepare our arguments.
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Manufacturing universes in a fractal multiverse
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by wildcat  6-20-2009    2
 It goes without saying that this is one of the most fascinating subjects ever. Of course we need first re-define what exactly it is that we mean when using the term universe/multiverse. a recommended read.
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Population and Sustainability
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by wildcat  6-18-2009   
 "The sustainability benefits of level or falling human numbers are too powerful to ignore for long" The question remains however, in what fashion can we individually change the sustainability balance. important article.
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Art Exhibit Links Darwin to Degas
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by wildcat  6-14-2009   
 It is hard to exaggerate Darwin's influence..
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Reuben Margolin -- Magic Wave
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by rj3sp  6-13-2009   
 No Remarks
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Wittgenstein: "a book on philosophy is a contradiction"
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by syncopath  6-11-2009    3
 "An artist at the Summer Palace in Beijing China drawing calligraphy on the ground with water. There were a few artists there doing this all day since the quotations they write dry as they write them."
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Why Are Humans Different From All Other Apes? It’s the Cooking, Stupid
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by wildcat  6-11-2009    4
 This is a fascinating and quite fresh view on a possibly groundbreaking view on the evolution of the human specie. “Cooked food does many familiar things,” he observes. “It makes our food safer, creates rich and delicious tastes and reduces spoilage. Heating can allow us to open, cut or mash tough foods. But none of these advantages is as important as a little-appreciated aspect: cooking increases the amount of energy our bodies obtain from food.” (emphasis mine)
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Twelve Misunderstandings of Evolution
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by wildcat  6-10-2009   
 a very worthwhile read. go the site to read all of it. with some of the points I agree implicitly, others to my mind are under-represented.
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Who Should Decide the Survivability of Newborns?
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by wildcat  6-10-2009    6
 This is an extremely important aspect of our new world, since technology now allows actions that were for all practical purposes impossible just a few yrs ago. the question is an ethical philosophical one, rushing to answer is not advised..
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Moral Relativism vs. Moral Authority
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by wildcat  6-8-2009    1
 An important read. the Moral Foundation theory website is here
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The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online
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by wildcat  5-27-2009    2
 A worthwhile article , KK explores the newly arising power of social networks, adhocracy and the newly emergent cyberculture. Though I do not resonate with his use of the term 'socialism', a deep forray into the web event of collaboration provides a different view of the potential for a change we all hope for. Open source is definitely the way to go.
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The power structure of Bronze Age societies was based on social networks
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by wildcat  5-26-2009   
 I actually find this demonstration highly important and pertinent to our modern day situation on the web. It appears that evolution of civilization favors a society organized around the tribal concept (our modern day equivalent being the loosely knitted, groups or indeed tribes on the social networks). It seems that the future heralds a return to tribalism on a global scale via the web.
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ComplexCity: Hidden Patterns of Urbanity
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by wildcat  5-25-2009    3
 This work is fascinating for many reasons, chief amongst which is the visualization of cities as living organisms, a fact we too often tend to forget.
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In Defense of Distraction
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by wildcat  5-19-2009    2
 Probably the best article you will read on the subject of internet, the infoflow and attention, superb writing, and of course I totally agree with the last lines, but you will have to read all of it and reach the zen state brought to you courtesy of over-stimulation
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"WATCHMEN": THE CURIOUS CASE OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL
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by wildcat  5-18-2009    7
 loved the movie..
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Will designer brains divide humanity?
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by wildcat  5-13-2009    1
 as I see it,there is no danger that humanity will divide, however speciation is an option that need be considered seriously
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There's No Klingon Word for Hello
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by wildcat  5-13-2009    2
 "The closest translation for hello in Klingon is nuqneH ""What do you want?").
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A Cultural Law of Gravity
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by wildcat  5-11-2009    1
 "Human culture seems to have gone way beyond what such a law of gravity might allow" a fascinating post, worthwhile your time of reading
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Transparency means nothing without justice
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by wildcat  4-29-2009   
 Cory Doctorow on cyber-liberties. it is probably one of the most pressing issues in today's world, our overall culture moves into a transparent society (see David Brin) and the only way we will survive it is if tranpartency indeed will be all-pervasive
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Brain mechanisms for behavioral flexibility
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by wildcat  4-20-2009   
 "We hypothesize that single neurons probably cannot switch outputs in a short period of time, so the brain realizes behavioral flexibility by preparing separate pathways for each task through learning, and then chooses the appropriate pathways, rather than switching outputs, in a given trial." That statement would indicate the possibility that our brains increase in plasticity and flexbility via learning
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Brain Boosters, How should we deal with cognitive-enhancing drugs?
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by wildcat  4-19-2009    2
 an insightful and down to earth perspective, recommend reading all of it
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4.5 lessons from Twitter
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by wildcat  4-11-2009   
 though David Weinberger Posted this on March 24 the points he mentions are highly relevant. the most important issue here is indeed the social assymetry twitter allows, as I see it , it is the ambient awareness and ambient intimacy that is developing that is of importance here, the web's awareness to itself starts with scaling in an assymetric state of affairs.
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Save the Holocene!
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by wildcat  4-11-2009    1
 "I get the utility of using the idea of the Anthropocene to provoke recognition of the mind-bending reality that we are transforming the very planet on which we walk. (emphasis mine) Where the Anthropocene as a concept breaks down, it seems to me, is in the implications it raises, particularly among certain crowds who seem to be saying with increasing frequency, "well, dude, we're in the Anthropocene, anything goes." A worthwhile and important read
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100 Free Online Lectures that Will Make You a Better Teacher
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by wildcat  4-9-2009    1
 plenty more where these came from, lots and lots to learn and share
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Here Comes the internet connected home
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by wildcat  4-9-2009    2
 Who amongst us was not a Jetsons fan? "The Jetsons may have had some really futuristic things that were wild fantasy, but many of those fantasies of our childhood are quickly become our reality." How far, how fast, have we come..
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Unconditional love in the brain?
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by wildcat  4-8-2009    2
 Of course we must agree first on what " unconditional" means, but it seems that neuroscientists lately have decided somehow to conquer the territory traditionally reserved for philosophers. As I see it, it is high time for serious philosophers to reclaim their place. Unconditionality is not a neurological term and thus to my eyes is meaningless in this particular context. I definitely agree with the writers of brainethics, this is the kind of science one should be skeptical of.
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Gene discovery could lead to male contraceptive
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by wildcat  4-3-2009    2
 finally
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neuroaesthetics, how beauty excites the brain.
wildcat
by wildcat  4-2-2009    1
 all in the mind?
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The new Reality: Constant Disruption
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by wildcat  4-2-2009   
 Major game changing occur everyday, so yes reality accelerates, can we accelerate accordingly?
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Brain Trainers: A Workout for the Mind
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by wildcat  3-25-2009   
 I work with a few of these and the results are apparent, quite important actually
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Marcelo Gleiser on How do We Know?
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by wildcat  3-24-2009   
 Marcelo Gleiser, Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth College, is a theoretical physicist who has worked on a diverse set of topics: cosmology, particle physics, phase transitions, condensed matter physics and biophysics. an interesting take on the concept of reality and existence, notice the last statement: "In this case, and in a paradoxical way, the theories that we construct to amplify our view of physical reality will actually limit what we can know about nature."
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Brain & Chaos
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by wildcat  3-21-2009   
 No Remarks
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Your Finger is now a USB drive
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by wildcat  3-17-2009    4
 I wonder, if this is soon to become the geekiest way to keep our files..
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The Vision of Total Personality Unfoldment in Web 3.0
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by wildcat  3-15-2009    5
 An important take on the coming future of education
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Changing attitude? why
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by wildcat  3-11-2009   
 a fascinating and important read, go there and read all of it
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Will Google Uphold its "Do No Evil" Motto With Muziic?
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by wildcat  3-9-2009   
 An interesting development,
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Robot Programmed to Love Goes too Far
wildcat
by wildcat  3-8-2009    3
 Admittedly over the board, however given enough iterations this may be a necessary step in the evolution of robots/humans interaction, leading to full fledged co-habitation.. ;-)
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Memory editing & human Identity
wildcat
by wildcat  3-8-2009    1
 Though more research is needed the overall direction is definitely a positive move. A very thoughtful post
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