567. Brains, Neurons, Networks, and Understanding
Reviewing the article “An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience” by Grigori Guitchounts
566. Tuning, Theism, Multiuniversalism, and Consciousness
Reviewing the article “Is the Universe a conscious mind?”
565. Cheers, Championships, Decisions, and Free Will
Reviewing the article “The Pathos of ‘Cheer’ and the Wild Deceptions of Cheerleading” by Jia Tolentino
564. Triggers, Actions, Rewards, and Investiments
Reviewing the article “Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire.” by Nir Eyal
563. Users, Legacy Systems, Upgrades, and Gender
Thinking about the gender debates from the systems analyst perspective
562. Mistakes, Waiting, Stupidity, and Flesh
Recounting the week and reviewing the articles “What is Stupid? We Now Have a Scientific Answer” and “How Not to Be Stupid, According to a Top Stupidity Researcher.”
561. Christmas, Jingle Bells, Walks, and Reflections
Going on a walk on a beautiful Christmas morning and reflecting on the year
560. Legs, Bunnies, Brains, and Interfaces
Reviewing the week and the article “The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldier’s Brains”
559. Totalitarianism, Panic, Edicts, and Cruelty
Quickly reviewing the Amazon Prime documentary “One Child Nation.”
558. Lust, Fear, Reproduction, and Appearance
My current reflections on transgenderism and transexualism.