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US democracy's ailments and balms
There is an FB thread about US democracy that refers to an article in The Atlantic titled "Why the past 10 years of American life have been uniquely stupid". Joseph C highlighted the impact of confirmation bias and hints at what we need to do to undo that damage:
""The most reliable cure for confirmation bias is interaction with people who don’t ( Read more... ) -
We are fictional characters of our own creation
Mr Takeway dixit: "In my book, The Mind is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain, I argue that modern neuroscience, psychology, and AI push us even further: to the conclusion that the stories we tell ourselves about our motives, beliefs, and values are not merely unreliable in their specifics but are fictitious through and ( Read more... ) -
Outer Range and other good TV series
Once in a while, the TV gods hit a home run (e.g. Lost, BSG/2004, Westworld) and this year's is Outer Range. Take as an example, this prayer from Royal:
"Dear God, we pray for our family. We ask that you forgive us. We ask that you show us the way here because we’re in trouble. You made this crazy world, maybe you can give us some sort of hint as ( Read more... ) -
Miley Cyrus and Metallica's Nothing Else Matters rocks!
Holy Fsck! While looking for Lissie music on youtube (via Loudermilk S3 guest appearances), I stumbled upon this gem from a 2021 Howard Stern show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmSS8fDmek
