Monthly Archives: July 2019

Comment to The Portal 001 – Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

You Tube – Peter Thiel on “The Portal”, Episode #001: An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure. Technologist and Investor Peter Thiel is the guest as he joins Eric Weinstein in the studio Some really great stuff, and much … Continue reading →

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Quora – AI and work

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

Will artificial intelligence ever replace the need for humans to work? In what sense? Humans need to work in the sense of doing something meaningful with some significant fraction of their time. Work in the sense of having to do … Continue reading →

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Laurie – Shaw – Used Up

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

Thoroughly Used Up “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when … Continue reading →

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Intelligence and morality

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

Facebook – FOLogic – Mikael Johnsson asked How much can pure intelligence “alone” solve the problems of morality? We are not pure anything. We are evolved embodied entities. Our conscious awareness is but a tiny part of the vast multi-leveled … Continue reading →

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Evonomics – Cost of Climate Change

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

The Cost of Climate Change The criticism is valid, but misses the much more important factor. Computation is doubling in less than a year. Automation is infiltrating ever greater levels of complexity. Once fully automated systems come on stream, the … Continue reading →

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Quora – Why is science important

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – Why Is Science So important In 2019? Few people understand what science is. Science is the willingness to ask questions, and to try things in reality, and look very closely at what happened, and try and make sense … Continue reading →

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Quora – prediction

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

Is there any research for an invention that could predict the future? That is kind of what investors try to do. And a modern understanding of uncertainty and complexity and chaos demonstrate that there are many classes of complex system … Continue reading →

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Laurie – Horsing around – questions grappling with

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ted Howard NZ

Horsing Around What question are you grappling with? Hi Laurie, The question that has dominated my thought for over 50 years is: What is required to live a very long time? Peace is obviously part of the answer. Understanding the … Continue reading →

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