Monthly Archives: October 2018

Quora – Problems of increasing life expectancy

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

What problems will an increasing average life expectancy cause for individuals and society? The first thing to get, is that for most people, most of the time, not dying is a really good thing – worth all manner of “problems”. … Continue reading →

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Quora NHS woes

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

With people living longer and putting more strain on the NHS and economy in general is higher taxation the only realistic solution? Short answer – No. Long answer, much more complex. Money, as a market measure of value, is now … Continue reading →

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Quora – Have you ever been against recognised theories?

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

As a scientist, have you ever been against a recognized scientific theory? Which theory was it and why were you against it? Yes, many. One example – gradualism in evolution. It was clear to me in logic and statistics that … Continue reading →

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Quora – increasing lifespans

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

What’s the most interesting research going on right now for increasing life span? I suspect Ray Kurzweil knows the answer to that, but he seemed to quite intentionally not answer the question that Peter Diamandis asked him on that subject … Continue reading →

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Dead wood

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Dead wood What deadwood needs to be removed from your life so you can flourish? Hi Laurie, Yes, sort of. Looked at purely from the perspective of the tree, deadwood is, well, dead. Looked at in a wider ecological context, … Continue reading →

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Quora – Is the principle of falsifiability falsifiable

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Is the principle of falsifiability scientific? Is it falsifiable? No. It is axiomatic of a system of exploration. It assumes that we as modeling entities exist, with our models of ourselves and our reality at some scale of resolution. It … Continue reading →

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Quora – Personal evolution

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Do humans change personal evolution by changing their way of thinking? Short answer yes. Long answer is much more complex. It seems very probable that the direct impact of thought on genetic structure is a close approximation to zero. The … Continue reading →

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Quora – how do scientists get to a theory

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – How do scientists get to a theory? That is a very deep question, and one that the Artificial Intelligence community would love to have a definite answer to. The basic process is simple enough in a sense, you … Continue reading →

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Medium achieving plans

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

How To Achieve Your 10-Year Plan In The Next 6 Months While lots of the article reads kind of accurate – some is just false. “Would it be hard to give up a bad habit if you only had 6 … Continue reading →

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Medium – moral philosophy

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Moral Philosophy and What To Aim For In Your Life Our moral philosophy determines what we care about and what we don’t care about. This is really complex territory. A reasonable understanding of the modern synthesis of evolutionary biology and … Continue reading →

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