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rucksackmac t1_ixcii2r wrote on November 22, 2022 at 12:28 PM

Reply to comment by salbris in Dark matter may be information itself by newsphilosophy

open to some light reading, these are pretty good eli15 places to start. [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2022.810358/full](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2022.810358/full) [https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer](https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer) [https://www.infoq.com/articles/brain-not-computer/](https://www.infoq.com/articles/brain-not-computer/) Calling our brain a computer is "just" a cliche that people have come

durgadas t1_j0dlob7 wrote on December 15, 2022 at 9:41 PM

Reply to comment by IMSOGIRL in US, allies mull paths for engaging China to ward off conflict over space exploration by Gari_305

secular delusion. I don't often agree with Michael Shermer, but he's right about this: [https://aeon.co/ideas/utopia-is-a-dangerous-ideal-we-should-aim-for-protopia](https://aeon.co/ideas/utopia-is-a-dangerous-ideal-we-should-aim-for-protopia)

Excelius t1_j4iybx0 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 1:18 AM

Reply to comment by Alternative_Donut_62 in Pennsylvania was heavily deforested in the 1800s; mostly due to unchecked logging companies. by Libsoccer20

that apparently Britain was already largely deforested, by the time the Romans showed up. https://aeon.co/essays/who-chopped-down-britains-ancient-forests

herbw t1_j5uukk1 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Reply to comment by _Ilya-_- in TIL that Microsoft's first operating system was Unix-based by GriffinFTW

well. Dr. Karl Friston is paramount in this work. Sadly, most have never heard of him. https://aeon.co/essays/consciousness-is-not-a-thing-but-a-process-of-inference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_energy_principle If I'm beyond yer ken, then so is Dr. Karl Friston, dept

PerturbedHamster t1_je5ft8b wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Reply to ELI5: How do physicists know that their search for a Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is even achievable? by spearblaze

This article](https://aeon.co/essays/how-physics-at-the-roots-of-reality-point-to-a-grand-unified-theory) lays out some of the reasons why we think there might be one. Also, we've seen unification happen in the past. First, electricity was linked to magnetism by Oersted

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Not Just a Bowl of Fruit (2022) - An ageing nude model surveys her body [00:03:39]

Heidegger v Carnap: how logic took issue with metaphysics

[Peter Harrison] Why religion is not going away and science will not destroy it

Being Alive (2018) - An ageing philosopher returns to the essential question: What is the point of it all? [00:18:12]

Most cosmologists say dark matter must exist. So far, it’s nowhere to be found. Examining the philosophy of science behind two rival theories can explain why.

Social media makes us feel terrible about who we really are. Neuroscience and philosopher Guy Debord can explain why – and empower us to fight back

On the advantages of believing that nothing is true

In classical Chinese philosophy, all actions are collective

Scepticism as a way of life | The desire for certainty is often foolish and sometimes dangerous. Scepticism undermines it, both in oneself and in others.

How to solve moral problems with formal logic and probability

Knowing the content of one’s own mind might seem straightforward but in fact it’s much more like mindreading other people

Instead of treating Mars and the Moon as sites of conquest and settlement, we need a radical new ethics of space exploration

Evidence grows that mental illness is more than dysfunction

The idea of ‘precolonial Africa’ is vacuous and wrong | When ‘precolonial’ is used for describing African ideas, processes, institutions and practices, through time, it misrepresents them.

Look on the dark side | We must keep the flame of pessimism burning: it is a virtue for our deeply troubled times, when crude optimism is a vice

For the émigré philosopher Imre Lakatos, science degenerates unless it is theoretically and experimentally progressive

Truth is real | For a century, the idea of truth has been deflated, becoming terrain from which philosophers fled. They must return – urgently

TIL there's little to no evidence that ancient Roman culture discriminated social statuses based on skin color.

The way of dharma | how ancient stories of talking elephants and singing birds encourage a life of truth, nonviolence and compassion

The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one

Medieval babycare: from breastfeeding to developmental toys

Medieval babycare: from breastfeeding to developmental toys

How a close group of brilliant friends, in a tiny German university town, laid the foundations of modern consciousness

Philosophy’s blindspot | Education has long been ignored by contemporary philosophers. That is a myopic view that must change

Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems

rucksackmac t1_ixcii2r wrote on November 22, 2022 at 12:28 PM

durgadas t1_j0dlob7 wrote on December 15, 2022 at 9:41 PM

Excelius t1_j4iybx0 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 1:18 AM

herbw t1_j5uukk1 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:53 PM

PerturbedHamster t1_je5ft8b wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:27 PM