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Thursday, July 31, 2014

The evolution of AI (Artificial Intelligence)

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I've posted previously about how slow it will be , that we won't have something approaching human intelligence anytime soon. But, e...

A Chinese Fly from Hell

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This looks scary: Giant flying bug with fangs discovered in China Researchers in China have found what is clearly the most frightening ...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Esperanto, a created, living language

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I thought it was a kind of dead language, like Klingon. But apparently, it's not: The creator of Esperanto, L.L. Zamenhoff , was a ...
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The evolving demos, raised living standards

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Why did the British surge ahead during the industrial evolution? Would you believe, it was awareness of numbers, and patience? How learni...
Saturday, July 05, 2014

Dark Chocolate and Leg Circulation

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Does the former help the latter? A recent study suggests it does: Could Dark Chocolate Help Ease Poor Leg Circulation? [...] In a sma...

Palestinians can save Israel from itself.

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Can the Palestinians really do that, to the benefit of everyone? This article says they have the power: Israel doesn't have peace bec...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

The perennial philosophy in philosophy

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Aldous Huxley wrote about The Perennial Philosophy that runs through all theologies. It's made me think recently, about the commonaliti...

People who say they "Don't care about money"

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A recent example is the Clinton's daughter: Chelsea Clinton: I tried to care about money but couldn't The daughter of former Pres...
Friday, June 20, 2014

Buddhism: a philosophy for the 21st century?

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NOT a religion, but a philosophy. I've recently finished reading this book: Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Weste...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Proverbs from around the world

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Cultural proverbs: Ten proverbs and sayings to help you around the world It’s taken me a long time as a language learner to come to term...

One Priest's perspective

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I thought this was a very thoughtful and well-considered piece: What our parish does about gay relationships Pope Francis has asked our b...

Low Vitamin D levels kill?

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One study says yes: Low vitamin D tied to premature death, Study People with lower levels of vitamin D are twice as likely to die premat...

Where Keynes got it wrong, and why

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And what we might glean from the "why": Paul Mason: what would Keynes do? The revolution in IT and how it is transforming our w...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

The UK's most multi-lingual student

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He talks about how he did it. In several languages: How do you become fluent in 11 languages? [...] Twenty-year-old Alex Rawlings has...

Added benefit to being multi-lingual

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Speaking two languages keeps brain's aging at bay NEW YORK: If you speak more languages than one, it is good not only for your social i...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Tax Collection: where to find 3.3 billion

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The government's own employees: Federal workers owe IRS the $3.3 billion Lots of people haven't paid all their taxes -- includin...
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Flying Droids a Reality on ISS

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Space station's flying droids embrace Google smartphone tech The free-flying Spheres, inspired by "Star Wars" and now aided b...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

A Blast from the Past: "Mountain Music"

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It's been described as a warning against too much technology too fast, but I think it can also be interpreted as "where much of mod...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Walk more, think better?

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It seems the answer is "yes": Steve Jobs, Beethoven knew walking increases creativity; Stanford study says they were right Stev...

The Oregon counties the "recovery" forgot

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Poverty in Oregon: Interactive maps show food stamps, welfare, Medicaid reliance by county Nearly five years after the Great Recession offi...
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