On sun, ocean, and our hidden nature
The sun shines upon the depths: what is illuminated may also be hidden, especially to ourselves.
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05, 2017
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05, 2017
Stories and histories of science
Our scientific knowledge relies on narratives, which shift over time.
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05, 2017
Fables for the Present Time
Stories of science and learning in our time.
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04, 2017
Coding and ethics, revisited (Emma Pierson, Wired)
The codes developed in programming require ethical watchfulness.
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04, 2017
On science and ethics: conveying and exploding knowledge
Can you write a book on ethics, using words of science, that would explode all other books?
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04, 2017
Sense, emotion, and scientific discovery (Lewis Lapham, Lapham’s Quarterly)
How experience fosters discovery of all kinds, as well as a deeper reading of history and literature
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04, 2017
Painting, nature, and science
Why painting is more truth-seeking than philosophy and physics
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04, 2017
Elon Musk and the Present Future of A.I. (Maureen Dowd, Vanity Fair)
Will artificial intelligence enhance or imperil our humanity?
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04, 2017
Death has no answer
A dialogue about life extension and limits, beyond biology and scholarship.
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03, 2017
Aristotle and the modern computer (Chris Dixon, The Atlantic)
Aristotle and the modern computer: how the Greek philosopher's logic influenced the mathematical equations that underlie digital computation.