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One of the Most Unsettling Facts About Consciousness That Science Can’t Solve
[…] In this short fiction story, we explore a young woman’s life-long journey toward understanding emotions. Born without the ability to properly process and thus experience emotions, she is compelled to ask and answer questions like: Can emotions be fully … Continue reading
China’s Lessons for the Future of Humanity, according to Alan Macfarlane
[…] What has China taught one of Britain’s leading anthropologists? Distinguished anthropologist and historian Alan Macfarlane reflects on civilizations, AI, and what individuals can do in a rapidly changing world. […]
The Two Types of Creative People || Look Back
The creative fields allowed us to put out our ideas into the world in the pursuit of self expression, storytelling, or even just for the fun of it. No matter what medium you pursue, whether it be art, literature, music, … Continue reading
If You’re Seeing This, The System Has Noticed You
You can buy AI-powered UPDF Editor 2.0 with the Halloween special offer: https://updf.com/updf-sales-promotion… One license can be used on all platforms to edit and sync PDFs. UPDF AI : https://ai.updf.com/chat-pdf/?utm_sou… Cybernetics began as science’s most ambitious attempt to explain everything … Continue reading
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The TRAGIC Real-Life Story That Birthed Mary Poppins
What if the world’s most beloved nanny was never meant for the children, but was secretly a magical ritual summoned to save a real man from a tragic death? We follow the trail of clues buried in P.L. Travers’s heartbreaking … Continue reading
The myth of Arachne – Iseult Gillespie
Check out our Patreon page: / teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-o… From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the beholder to stone, Greek mythology brims with shape-shifters. The powerful Gods … Continue reading
The Philosophy of Physics, with Elise Crull
What happens when physics meets the big questions of philosophy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with Elise Crull, philosopher of physics at CUNY and author of The Einstein Paradox, to explore physics, philosophy, and how … Continue reading
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