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What does it mean to be conscious, and why does it feel like something to be you? Neuroscientist Anil Seth argues that consciousness isn’t a mysterious spark but a deeply biological process, one that depends on prediction, perception, and the body’s constant negotiation with the world. In this conv...
by Marie Snyder There are contradicting views and explanations of what dopamine is and does and how much we can intentionally affect it. However, the commonly heard notions of scrolling for dopamine hits, detoxing from dopamine, dopamine drains, and craving dopamine, appear to be more like a story w...
There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates’ new memo on climate change. The recent cutbacks on international spending on vaccination, malaria control, feeding the hungry, and poverty alleviation by many of the world’s richest countries (driven in part by a desire for more military spending...
Forever associated with the legendary outlaw Robin Hood, Nottingham is a city where history and folklore are written into the...
Put true love at the center of your life, and your happiness will only grow.
As a scientific concept the Anthropocene is dead. But it’s such a helpful idea to think with, should we use it anyway?- by Ville LähdeRead on Aeon
Cooperation isn’t enough anymore.
Back to Berlin I go. For reasons unknown to me too. But, over the years, despite no apparent goals, a body of work is emerging. And that’s interesting.
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We are in an AI Bubble: the big question is if this bubble will worth it for the physical infrastructure and coordinated innovation that result?