Bbenzon
Description
Humankind got its start on the African savannas some hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years ago. At various times in our cultural history we’ve moved to distinctly new cultural ground, as it were. And so we are moving now, and have been for the past half century. This blog is how I see that move. Intellectually, I'm broadly interested in culture and the brain. Within that compass, anything could show up here. Literature and films (including animation), certainly, music as well, and graffiti. But, other things may show up as well. It's a blog, don't you know, it moves.
MY BLOGS
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New Savanna
http://new-savanna.blogspot.com/
Humankind got its start on the African savannas some hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years ago. At various times in our cultural history we’ve moved to distinctly new cultural ground, as it were. And so we are moving now, and have been for the past half century. This blog is how I see that move. I'm broadly interested in culture and the brain. Within that compass, anything could show up here. Literature and films (including animation), certainly, music as well, and graffiti. But, other things may show up as well. It's a blog, don't you know, it moves.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 7846 )
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Spatial Codes in the Hippocampus
Spatial representations in macaque hippocampal formation. New #preprint shows complex spatial codes in #hippocampus of freely moving macaqueshttps://t. Read more
Posted on 04 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
SK8 [Berry Lane]
Posted on 04 October 2020
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Is the White House Unaware of the Purpose for Wearing Masks? What About NYTimes...
While a mask will provide the wearer some protection against Covid-19, masks are more effecting in protecting others from being infected by the mask-wearer. Read more
Posted on 03 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Default Mode Anticipates Anticipated Events
#Dark #control paper with @dohmatobelvis @introspection:Our #Markov #Decision #Process account: *how* may brain activity in the default network subserves... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Nǚshū 女書 / 女书, a Women's Script in China
Victor Mair has a fascinating article in Language Log about a women's script, Nüshu, used primarily in Jiangyong County in Human Province. Read more
Posted on 03 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
How COVID-19 Progresses in Individual Cases
This answers many of your questions. The next ten days will determine President Trump's future.Realize the percentages on that red line are LOT higher (worse)... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Friday Fotos: The Silos at Berry Lane Skate Park
Posted on 02 October 2020
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Life in Sag Harbor [whose Child Are You?]
Sag harbor is a black enclave on Long Island. Sandra E. Garcia writes about it in the NYTimes. The whole piece is worthwhile, but I was struck by the second of... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Another Approach to Meaning in Large Statistical Language Models, Such as GPT-3
I've recently been writing about meaning in AI engines, such as GPT-3, in particular, What economic growth and statistical semantics tell us about the... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Edo Art
Hokusai Katsushika - The Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido #japan #japaneseart #hokusai #ukiyoe #浮世絵 #日本美術... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Deploying Machine Learning Models in Real-life Applications
When talking to people who haven’t deployed ML models, I keep hearing a lot of misperceptions about ML models in production. Here are a few of them.(1/6) —... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Weeds and Graffiti [in an Urban Paradise]
Posted on 29 September 2020
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Practical Fusion Power? [more Likely Than AGI]
Henry Fountain, Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest, NYTimes, Sept. 29, 2020. Scientists developing a compact version of a... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Tech is Over-hyped, So is There a Business Case of Musk's Neuralink?
In an article published in The Baffler, Shit for Brains, Danielle Carr does a good job of deflating Elon Musk's claims for Neuralink and of laying out the... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Ramble into Fall: Cultural Evolution, Economic Growth and Progress, Rambling...
Is the study of cultural evolution wrecked? I’ve been thinking and article comparing cultural with biological evolution for about a month or so. At the end... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
How Intelligent is an Octopus, Or a (giant) Squid?
How intelligent is a cephalopod? 🤔Perhaps, not as much as claimed 👉Their renowned behavioural flexibility could be explained by putatively... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Moon as Seen from Earth Orbit
Full moon. From the International Space Station - NASA photoاِس چاند پر شعر... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Robo Pets for the Elderly [in a Time of Pandemic]
Paula Span, In Isolating Times, Can Robo-Pets Provide Comfort? NYTimes, Sept 26, 2020. “She’s more isolated in her room now,” Dr. Spangler said. “And she... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
Phases of the Moon [Photoshop]
Posted on 26 September 2020
CULTURE,
PHILOSOPHY,
SOCIETY
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Business Management from the School of Rock
The Beatles split up after a mere seven years at the top, while the Rolling Stones are still going. One startup flashed brightly and burned out; the other... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2020 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY
