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In a few years a pendant could solve all your problems

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That’s a weird claim but let me break down my thinking for you. First, the pendant. It might not be a pendant, it might be a watch or a pair of spectacles. But it’s a device with a microphone and some form of cameras that has a connection to your…
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What if home computers and gaming tech never advanced beyond the 1980s?

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1980s home computer setup Here is a nostalgic dive into the past, let’s imagine an alternative universe where computer technology never advanced beyond the 1980s. How might the world of home computing and computer games have evolved under these static tech conditions? The Constraints of Late 80s Computing Technology Had…
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AI and self knowledge

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One of the new apps that Apple are rumored to announce soon is their own Journalling app. I think this is not just because they have seen how popular journalling apps (like ‘Day One’) can be but I think it’s probably part of their overall health-tracking strategy. I.e. if you…
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A quick history of the evolution of Human intelligence

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The evolution of human intelligence is a captivating journey through time, revealing the myriad factors that have shaped our cognitive abilities. As we trace the development of our brains from early mammals adapting to survive in a world dominated by dinosaurs to the challenges faced by our hominid ancestors, we…
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The Origins of Positive Thinking

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The concept of positive thinking has long been a subject of discussion and has influenced countless lives. Throughout history, renowned authors and philosophers have emphasized the power of our thoughts in shaping our reality. In this blog, we explore the origins of positive thinking, the key figures involved, and the…
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Michael Crichton: Sophisticated Pop-Artist

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The novelist Michael Crichton had great popular success with his books yet critics were generally harsh on them. Their main criticism was that his characters were not fully rounded and that his books were formulaic. The first criticism he dealt with by admitting that he wasn’t interested in the effect…
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Solarpunk

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When I was a child I remember seeing a magazine about technology with predictions of the future. In it was a graphic novel style panel of images that imaged a future in which we both live in harmony with nature but also had technology, but of a revolutionary kind. The…
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Our logarithmic brain

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Ask most adults what number is halfway between 1 and 9 and they’ll answer somewhere between 4 and 5, whereas if you ask a young child they are more likely to say 3. This is because our brains naturally think in sequences of proportions – i.e., logarithmically. But what exactly…
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The 7 self improvement ideas behind thousands of YouTube videos

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YouTube has probably thousands of videos on self-improvement but many of them, perhaps most of them, are just talking about variations of the same ideas. Despite this, these videos will often hide behind ‘clickbait’ titles, promising ‘secrets’, ‘shocking new information’ or ‘revelations’. I don’t blame the creators, they are just…
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The Futuristic yet analog world of Dune

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Some people believe that the further you look into the future, the more like the past it is. This is because many of the things that characterize our present world haven’t been around for long and are likely to not last for long. Whereas the longer things have lasted, the…
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The Resurgence of Analog Technologies

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In a 1992 TED talk, the writer Michael Crichton contrasted two hotels in Hawaii, the Hyatt Waikoloa and the Kona Village. The former is a large hotel complex with modern technology and a focus on creating a controlled environment with artefacts from different periods of history. The latter is a…
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