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• How AI Will Transform the Physical World.

  I pass on the text of wild-eyed speculations by futurist Ray Kurzweil recently sent to The Economist, who since 1990 has been writing on how soon “The... Read more

  The 28 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• Off the Rails - Inequity and Unfairness Built into Capitalism

  I have largely withdrawn from posting items relevant to the details of our current political and social malaise, but I want to pass on a few clips from a piece... Read more

  The 26 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• The Tyranny of Words

  (Cautionary note: The text of today’s post was voice dictated during mind wandering occurring during a brief wake period at 1:30 AM this morning, and reflects... Read more

  The 24 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• The Other Shoe is About to Drop in 2024 - Important Closure Moments in the...

  I want to pass on a clip (to which I have added some definitions in parentheses) from Venkatest Rao’s most recent Ribbonfarm Studio installment in which he... Read more

  The 21 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• Managing the Human Herd

  

  This post is a dyspeptic random walk through thoughts triggered by the front page photograph of the Wall Street journal of June 17, 2024, showing Masses of... Read more

  The 19 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• Summer Homemade Ice Cream

  

  We have the KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment and I’ve dredged it out of storage (well my linen cabinet anyway) for use this summer. My daughter is turning... Read more

  The 18 june 2024 by   Jkinyoun
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• Empty Innovation: What Are We Even Doing?

  

  I came across an interesting commentary by "Tante" on innovation, invention, and progress (or the lack thereof) in the constant churning, and rise and fall, of... Read more

  The 17 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• The Future of Life.

  I want to pass on this science magazine review of Jamie Metzl's new book "Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform Our... Read more

  The 14 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• The Pathologies of the Educated Elites

  Another really nice opinion piece from David Brooks, who notes the consequences, as we have moved from the industrial age to the information age, of... Read more

  The 12 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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• Protecting Scientific Integrity in an Age of Generative AI

  I want to pass on the full text of an editorial by Blau et al in PNAS, the link points to the more complete open source online version containing... Read more

  The 10 june 2024 by   Deric Bownds
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