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Memorial for the Perfect Citizen (1939)
abailart
by abailart  7-11-2009    1
 Both Producers Research and High-Grade Living declare He was fully sensible to the advantages of the Installment Plan And had everything necessary to the Modern Man, A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire. Our researchers into Public Opinion are content That he held the proper opinions for the time of year; When there was peace he was for peace when there was war he went. He was married and and added five children to the population, Which our Eugenist says was the right number for a parent of his generation, And our teachers report that he never interfered with their education. Was he free? Was he Happy? The question is absurd: Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard.
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Create Your Own Currency
wildcat
by wildcat  12-6-2008    1
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10 Reasons You Should Never Have a Religion
wildcat
by wildcat  10-15-2008    12
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The Cultural Evolution Of Religion
wildcat
by wildcat  10-11-2008    2
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The second enlightenment project
wildcat
by wildcat  9-15-2008    1
 just discovered and exploring
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Very Long-Term Backup- Rosetta
wildcat
by wildcat  8-26-2008   
 One side of the disk contains a graphic teaser. The design shows headlines in the eight major languages of the world today spiraling inward in ever-decreasing size till it becomes so small you have trouble reading it, yet the text goes on getting smaller. The sentences announce: “Languages of the World: This is an archive of over 1,500 human languages assembled in the year 02008 C.E. Magnify 1,000 times to find over 13,000 pages of language documentation.” This graphic side of the disk is pure titanium. A black oxide coating has been added to the surface. The text is etched into that, revealing the whiter titanium. This bold sign board is needed because the pages of genesis which are etched on the mirror-like opposite side of the disk are nearly invisible.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom
wildcat
by wildcat  8-26-2008    1
 In December he lectured bankers at Société Générale, France’s second biggest bank. He told them they were sitting on a mountain of risks – a menagerie of black swans. They didn’t believe him. Six weeks later the rogue trader and black swan Jérôme Kerviel landed them with $7.2 billion of losses. As a result, Taleb is now the hottest thinker in the world. He has a $4m advance on his next book. He gives about 30 presentations a year to bankers, economists, traders, even to Nasa, the US Fire Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. But he doesn’t tell them what to do – he doesn’t know. He just tells them how the world is. “I’m not a guru. I’m just describing a problem and saying, ‘You deal with it.’” take a moment and read the article
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Why the World Still Needs Philosophy
wildcat
by wildcat  8-2-2008    3
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The Role of Meaning in Human Thinking
wildcat
by wildcat  8-1-2008    8
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The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn
wildcat
by wildcat  7-31-2008    2
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The Zombification Of Philosophy (Of Mind)
wildcat
by wildcat  7-31-2008    1
 Massimo Pigliucci is Professor in the Departments of Ecology & Evolution and of Philosophy at Stony Brook University, NY. an interesting view , go read it
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HYPERPOLITICS (AMERICAN STYLE) A Talk By Mark Pesce
wildcat
by wildcat  7-29-2008    1
 The power redistributions of the 21st century have dealt representative democracies out. Representative democracies are a poor fit to the challenges ahead, and 'rebooting' them is not enough. The future looks nothing like democracy, because democracy, which sought to empower the individual, is being obsolesced by a social order which hyperempowers him.
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The Coming Death Shortage
wildcat
by wildcat  7-29-2008    21
 "Why the longevity boom will make us sorry to be alive" a must read. Though I fail to agree with many of the premises of this article, the critical views it presents are important and the issues need be taken into consideration seriously
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Science meets Poetry at ESOF2008
wildcat
by wildcat  7-22-2008   
 lucky he who could attend
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Evolutionary Game Theory And The Mathematics Of Altruism
wildcat
by wildcat  7-21-2008    1
 A fascinating example of cooperation we have right here at CM
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The social psychology revolution is reaching its tipping point
wildcat
by wildcat  7-19-2008    1
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11 Ways to Build an Extraordinary Life
wildcat
by wildcat  7-18-2008    5
 Have a vision for your future...
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Is the Internet Bad for Science?
wildcat
by wildcat  7-17-2008    1
 as always, the answer depends on the person, in this case, who is the scientist doing the research.
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Humans and machines will merge in future
wildcat
by wildcat  7-15-2008    3
 "We want to preserve the best of what it is to be human and maybe even amplify that," Bostrom told CNN
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When can empathy move us to action?
wildcat
by wildcat  7-14-2008    2
 And so cognitive empathy alone is not enough. We also need what Ekman calls "emotional empathy"—when you physically feel what other people feel, as though their emotions were contagious. This emotional contagion depends in large part on cells in the brain called mirror neurons, which fire when we sense another's emotional state, creating an echo of that state inside our own minds. Emotional empathy attunes us to another person's inner emotional world, a plus for a wide range of professions, from sales to nursing—not to mention for any parent or lover.
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The Anthropic Principle
wildcat
by wildcat  7-13-2008    1
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AUTOPOIESIS, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY
wildcat
by wildcat  7-8-2008    1
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'Mind's eye' influences visual perception
wildcat
by wildcat  7-2-2008    2
 ..even a single instance of imagery can tilt how you see the world one way or another..
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“What is Life?” Evolution of Robots is Causing Scientists to Question
wildcat
by wildcat  7-1-2008    2
 “Robots are not human, but humans aren’t the only things that have emotions,” she said. “The question for robots is not, Will they ever have human emotions? Dogs don’t have human emotions, either, but we all agree they have genuine emotions. The question is, what are the emotions that are genuine for the robot?”
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Can a Robot, an Insect or God Be Aware?
wildcat
by wildcat  6-25-2008   
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According to Popper
wildcat
by wildcat  6-24-2008    4
 According to Popper, a science without limits or imperfections or fixable flaws isn't science: it's metaphysics. In this sense, the end goal of science - the construction of a perfect mirror to reality - isn't just unrealistic: it's also unscientific.
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The Duplicates Paradox
wildcat
by wildcat  6-23-2008    12
  Personal identity is perceived as continuous through time. Yet this perception cannot be instantaneous, and must be based on memory. Given the fact that memories can be forgotten, altered or even fabricated, the question arises as to whether memories are essential for personal identity. Certainly no specific memory seems necessary for identity, but a perception of a continuity of the memory process is often believed to be. Subjective experience involves not just memory, but thoughts, desires, feelings and personality. Even when subjectivity is focused on the "outside world", this focus necessarily has a point of view. Any attempt to describe personal identity impersonally will lose an essential element. A self has both sensation and will.
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THE REALITY TESTS
wildcat
by wildcat  6-22-2008    4
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Steven Pinker: The evolutionary man
wildcat
by wildcat  6-22-2008   
 There is, he points out, a world of difference between knowing something to be true and believing that you know something to be true
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Books That Changed My Life
wildcat
by wildcat  6-15-2008    3
 What's your list of Books That Changed Your Life?
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The Singularity Frankenstein
wildcat
by wildcat  6-11-2008    3
 Singularity defender George Dvorsky is spot-on when he calls for the singularity-aware to “frame the issue as a scientific endeavor and pitch the various scenarios as hypotheses” and in that “we need to keep the language within the scientific vernacular”. And that’s exactly what’s NOT happening.
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What Does It Mean to Be Human?
wildcat
by wildcat  6-4-2008    11
 and your answer?
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Quotes from Computational philosophy
shandora
by shandora  5-22-2008    2
 Many more in the link...
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Marcel Proust- quotes
wildcat
by wildcat  5-22-2008   
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A Digital Escape - frogConcept
wildcat
by wildcat  5-18-2008    4
 just imagine this
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Eugenics and You
wildcat
by wildcat  5-16-2008   
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Is life a gift?
wildcat
by wildcat  5-15-2008    1
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The Stupidity of Dignity
wildcat
by wildcat  5-11-2008    4
 Steven Pinker, a modern most advanced thinker, a must read
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'Technology Is at the Center'
wildcat
by wildcat  5-10-2008    1
 a worthwhile read
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Justice in the brain: Equity and efficiency are encoded differently
wildcat
by wildcat  5-9-2008   
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