October 2010
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Why The Singularity Isn't Going to Happen →
“Many scientifically-minded people believe the Singularity is a time in the future when human civilization will be completely transformed by technologies, specifically A.I. and machines that can control matter at an atomic level… The problem with this idea is that it’s a completely unrealistic view of how technology changes everyday life.”
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The good news is, we're living in a science... →
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"Procrastination might be more than just a bad... →
“…it revealed something important about the limits of rational thinking and that it could teach useful lessons about phenomena as diverse as substance abuse and savings habits. Since his essay was published, the study of procrastination has become a significant field in academia, with philosophers, psychologists, and economists all weighing in.”
Oct 15th
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Good Night, Moon - by Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling
“They say the moon’s gone missing,” said Carlo Morse. He set another fabule on the checkered tablecloth at Schwarz’s Deli. Jimmy Ganzer examined the growing collection of dream nuggets. The fabules were tightly patterned little pastel spheres, pockmarked and seamed, scattered across the tabletop like wads of gum. “Nobody goes for space travel dreams anymore,” said Ganzer. “I don’t want to work...
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Ten Classic SF Books That Were Originally... →
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Words That Don’t Exist in the English Language →
crashinglybeautiful: L’esprit de escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the things you should have said. Translated it means “the spirit of the staircase.” Waldeinsamkeit: (German) The feeling of being alone in the woods. Meraki: (Greek) Doing something with soul, creativity, or love. Forelsket: (Norwegian) The euphoria you experience when...
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