Humanity Will Shrink Sooner
We are going into population decline soon.
Society
The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
From the start a great piece. “In 2015 Google’s parent company Alphabet retired the old motto, now substituting for it “Do the right thing.” The old motto was better. Negation has advantages that positive assertions lack. Our First Amendment, for… Read More »The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov”
Loved the book, didn’t know it was written in a hurry. It is all the better for it. “the Kingdom of Heaven is nothing other than an unrealized possibility: we are merely a realization away from Paradise.” https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/the-light-of-the-brothers-karamazov
How PCR Came from Basic Research
Decades later. [Radiolab] The Age of Aquaticus #radiolab https://podcastaddict.com/radiolab/episode/197133687 via @PodcastAddict
10mm hernia disku, 0 operácií: Klient a tréner o ceste ku zdraviu
Moja cesta od boľavého chrbta k zdravému pohybu z pohľadu môjho trénera plávania. https://www.swimmatt.sk/post/10mm-hernia-disku-0-oper%C3%A1ci%C3%AD-klient-a-tr%C3%A9ner-o-ceste-ku-zdraviu
Medicine is uncertain: embracing that makes doctors better
Unfortunately seen this first hand. ‘The medical system’s entire ethos is built on the idea that it knows what it knows… If you’re in a body that’s at the edge of medical knowledge, your symptoms don’t map onto tidy test… Read More »Medicine is uncertain: embracing that makes doctors better
Practical Polytheism, Part I: Knowledge
Religion did not work like you think it did. “over time, these customs won’t seem so strange anymore. Humans have a tendency to assume that whatever the customs – for instance, for diplomacy – are in our time, that this… Read More »Practical Polytheism, Part I: Knowledge
A Reset
Sometimes you need a reset. Stop doing something. Start doing something. Think about a plan how to move forward. Keeping doing what you are doing if it is not working will not work.
Armor in Order, Part I
Wear your helmet. Even on a bicycle. “If you can afford nothing else, protect the head. This is so important that we often see soldiers acquiring rigid metal head protection (meaning a helmet) before acquiring even textile body armor (it… Read More »Armor in Order, Part I
Why Are There No Empires in Age of Empires?
Empires are not what you probably think. “Empire, I should note, seems to be one of – if not the – dominant form of large-scale human social organization since at least the bronze age (which is to say: since as… Read More »Why Are There No Empires in Age of Empires?