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by Katalin Balog If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern. —William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Laments about young people’s declining mental health...
Autumnal contrast Nature vs Norman Foster. Quote of the Day “It is not what we have as children, but what we are deprived of as kids that defines us and our behaviours for rest of our lives.” Om Malik Musical … Continue reading →
Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change. The post The Once and Future Woods appeared first on Nautilus.
Insights from ten classic books on productivity, a continuing series on my year-long Foundations reading project. The post The Key Lessons from 10 Important Books on Productivity appeared first on Scott H Young.
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In 1994, Spider-Man was forgotten, neglected, and about to be reintroduced through a peerless animated series. Here's how it all came to be.
Jennifer Lucy Allan returns from this month's trip around the Rum Music universe with a 7CD boxset of sonic enlightenment, live solo drum tapes from one of the year's greatest gigs, and more Limpe Fuchs and Mark Fell As I write this I feel the inexorable rush towards the end of the year, when you bl...
In Loving Memory of Samaya June Roy-Yang: 12/13/2016 to 11/18/2023
Amy G thought the demands would ease up. Instead, they’ve just changed.
Since the 1950s, discussions about AI have largely revolved around a big, tantalizing question: What can machines do, and where might they hit a wall? Will they ever truly think, understand, or maybe even become conscious? Could they reach the so-called “heights of human intelligence”? And then ther...
Silicon Valley has always been deeply integrated with Asia; Trump's attempt to change trade could hurt Silicon Valley more than expected, and also present opportunities to build something new.