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Is Artificial Intelligence good for humans?
Our understanding of how the brain and AI work has advanced considerably. The best model of the human brain we have today dates from the 1970s and is based on neural networks. For each characteristic, a knowledge or emotion is associated. We reconstruct concepts whenever we need them. Our memories are linked to each other…
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Make fun or help the conspiracy theorists
Conspiracy theories have existed all over the world, throughout the ages. In ancient times, there were fanciful explanations, such as a Jew attracting the evil eye in Alexandria. Nazi ideologies fed on conspiracy theories. Social media is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories. There are people who think the earth is flat, that the end…
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Broken hearts, broken windows
Broken hearts, broken windows – #Love I’m just back from Paris and I found a miracle there: a clean city and Parisians forcing themselves to be super nice. It was obvious they were making a huge effort to be nice and to speak English; and they did manage and I am even more impressed by…
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Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)
Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture): https://youtu.be/NOAgplgTxfc “Aggression turned inward” Neurotransmitter – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter Limbic system – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system Cortex – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortex_(anatomy) Behave – The biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Robert Sapolsky: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31170723-behave
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The optical illusion of “the dress”
The dress – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress The science behind the dress colour illusion -The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2015/feb/27/science-thedress-colour-illusion-the-dress-blue-black-gold-white This shoe is the most maddening optical illusion since “The dress” – CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/13/health/teal-gray-shoes-the-dress-optical-illusion-trnd/index.html
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She does not listen, she’s got a bulldozer in her brain
