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Talk to Zero Carbon Select Committee
16 Aug 2019 – 14:40 – just got home from a trip to Christchurch and back – to talk to the select committee considering the Zero Carbon Bill – a response to climate change concerns It was weird. Driving down, … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Nature, Our Future, Politics, Technology, understanding
Tagged Abundance, Climate change, Communication, complexity, Economics, future, Longevity, risk mitigation, technology, values
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Comment to The Portal 001 – Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel
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
Posted in economics, Ideas, Longevity, Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, understanding
Tagged AI, Climate change, Communication, complexity, Economics, freedom, future, Philosophy, Politics, risk mitigation, understanding, values
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Quora – AI and work
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
Posted in Ideas, Longevity, Technology, understanding
Tagged AI, complexity, Economics, Evolution, future, Longevity, risk mitigation, technology, understanding
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Laurie – Shaw – Used Up
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
Intelligence and morality
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
Quora – Why is science important
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
Posted in Ideas, Nature, Technology, understanding
Tagged Communication, freedom, Responsibility, risk mitigation, science, technology, understanding
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Laurie – Horsing around – questions grappling with
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
Posted in Ideas, Laurie's blog, Longevity, Our Future, understanding
Tagged Abundance, complexity, freedom, future, Laurie's blog, life, risk mitigation, understanding
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