Tag Archives: philosophy

The Big Think: The science and practice of constraints (and why we need them)

Posted on May 31, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The psychological reason complete freedom is a creative dead end Big Think and David Epstein May 23, 2026 General Magic invented the cloud, emojis, and virtual keyboards, then collapsed under the weight of its own freedom. Pixar, built on the opposite philosophy, … Continue reading →

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Yuk Hui, philosopher: ‘Tech companies want to exploit us and control us every second’. Comment: Have you had all your data stolen; it cannot be described as stolen because it is not theft because you willingly give your data in return for their platform. Imagine years of posting just gone … it is happening more and more to people who failed to understand the deal say 10 years ago

Posted on May 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

TECHNOLOGY Yuk Hui, philosopher: ‘Tech companies want to exploit us and control us every second’ The Hong Kong thinker argues that today’s business model may not wipe out humanity, but it can impoverish our lives Jaime Rubio Hancock MAY 24, 2026 … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News. Comment: (post TBI, frontal lobal damage ex contrecoup, aphasia inter alia other outcomes applies. Also defined by the word Broca) – Quote “Mechanistically decoding how symbols are assembled provides a framework to dramatically improve BCIs, allowing devices to translate neural intent into fluent speech or physical action. The paradigm also offers diagnostic pathways for action-planning disorders like constructional apraxia and psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.”

Posted on May 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought Neuroscience ·May 23, 2026 Summary: Researchers discovered the first … Continue reading →

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The Black Dog, Anxiety, Depression: Darwin understood something about anxiety that modern psychiatry still struggles to accept: You cannot think your way out of a body problem. Here’s the system he used to regulate his mind:

Posted on May 10, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Conversation Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108 1:48 PM · May 10, 2026 4,699 Views Relevant View quotes Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108 28m Darwin was not the confident naturalist history remembers. He suffered panic attacks severe enough … Continue reading →

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The Situation With Richard Dawkins’ AI Girlfriend Just Got Way Weirder

Posted on May 8, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

https://7c09d782e2b4ee419e7951992c76d0ee.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.htmlArtificial Intelligence Claude of the Gaps The Situation With Richard Dawkins’ AI Girlfriend Just Got Way Weirder Someone needs to step in. By Frank Landymore Published May 7, 2026 10:07 AM EDT Add Futurism(opens in a new tab)More information Sign up to … Continue reading →

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The Deep View: Quantum, AI spur biological breakthroughs

Posted on May 6, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

RESEARCH Quantum, AI spur biological breakthroughs For years, IBM has been at the forefront of quantum computing. At this year’s Think conference, that ambition was on full display. During the opening keynote, IBM CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna highlighted quantum’s … Continue reading →

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Futurism: Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl

Posted on May 6, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

https://0b5c0bf0b1f8a90a73a976b15f400a13.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.htmlArtificial Intelligence Anthropic The Claude Delusion Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl “I felt I had gained a new friend.” By Frank Landymore Published May 5, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Add Futurism(opens in a new tab)More information Sign up to see the … Continue reading →

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El Pais: Existential Despair

Posted on April 29, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Justin McDaniel, the professor who created a class to deal with existential despair At the University of Pennsylvania, he teaches students about loss, offering readings and discussions Alba Álvarez APR 19, 2026 – 06:00 CEST Share on Whatsapp Share on Facebook Share … Continue reading →

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Psychology Today: John Nosta.

Posted on April 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

1 of 1,575 AI vs. Human Experience: Where Words Fall Short. AI vs Human Experience Inbox John Nosta via Psychology Today <noreply@psychologytoday.com> Unsubscribe Sun, Apr 26, 8:29 PM (14 hours ago) to me View in web browserAI vs. Human Experience: Where Words Fall Short Exploring the … Continue reading →

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A Persian scholar finished a single math book in 9th century Baghdad that quietly became the foundation for every line of code running on Earth today. Quote: “When Alan Turing built the first abstract model of computation in 1936, when John von Neumann designed the first stored-program computer in 1945, when every engineer at Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind writes code in 2026, they are working in a paradigm that started with one man in Baghdad twelve centuries ago.”

Posted on April 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@ihtesham2005 A Persian scholar finished a single math book in 9th century Baghdad that quietly became the foundation for every line of code running on Earth today. I started reading about him at midnight and could not believe how many … Continue reading →

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