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How to Convince Someone When Facts Fail
Posted by n-tangled | Dec 24, 2016 | cognitive bias, rationality |
Cognitive bias article of the day: How to Convince Someone When Facts Fail A concise, timely look at how worldview-driven cognitive dissonance leads people to double down on their misbeliefs in the face of challenging evidence....
Read MoreNew gene editing method modifies non-dividing cells in brain
Posted by n-tangled | Dec 16, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Until now, gene editing has relied on cell division to propagate modifications made with techniques like CRISPR Cas9. Researchers at the Salk Institute have devised a new method that can modify the genes of non-dividing cells...
Read MoreExciting emerging energy technologies
Posted by n-tangled | Dec 4, 2016 | battery technology, chemistry, energy, energy production, energy storage, environment, existential risks, global climate change, global warming, government, nuclear energy, nuclear waste, pollution, renewable energy, research and development |
Two promising energy technologies received press coverage recently. The University of Bristol developed a process for capturing the radioactivity from nuclear wastes into diamonds, thereby stabilizing and reducing the risks...
Read MoreLiving in a ‘post-fact’ world
Posted by n-tangled | Dec 3, 2016 | cognitive bias, motivated reasoning, rationality, scientific approach, Uncategorized |
“Once the trained CNN [convolutional neural network] showed solid performance in the simulator, we loaded it onto DRIVE PX [vehicle control computer] and took it out for a road test in the car. The vehicle drove along paved and unpaved roads with and without lane markings, and handled a wide range of weather conditions. As more training data was gathered, performance continually improved. The car even flawlessly cruised the Garden State Parkway.”
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Mental rigidity in both Parties
Another one of those studies comparing political identification. The study is about extreme attachment to a Party. What about those who strongly identify with humanity with high cognitive complexity and flexibility who don’t identify with a Party? Are their nuanced arguments that account for numerous factors and their interplay ‘extreme?’ Is the Green New Deal … Continue reading Mental rigidity in both Parties →
Objective reality does not exist
From this article at MIT Technology Review: “Massimiliano Proietti at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and a few colleagues say they have performed this experiment for the first time: they have created different realities and compared them. Their conclusion is that Wigner was correct—these realities can be made irreconcilable so that it is impossible to agree … Continue reading Objective reality does not exist →
Creating human-like consciousness requires four elements
www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332480-000-creating-human-like-consciousness-requires-just-four-key-ingredients/
The dirty secret of capitalism
And the way forward. Granted it’s not full-blown collaborative commons but more like a healthy social democracy of the kind Sanders promotes and Scandinavia has. But I think it’s a necessary stepping stone on that road. The blurb: “Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says … Continue reading The dirty secret of capitalism →
Divided brain, divided world
I was reminded of the video below, and this longer examination of the ideas therein. Here’s the blurb from the latter: “Divided Brain, Divided World explores the significance of the scientific fact that the two hemispheres of our brains have radically different ‘world views’. It argues that our failure to learn lessons from the crash, … Continue reading Divided brain, divided world →
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