Category Archives: Our Future

Thoughts driving home from meeting Richard Dawkins in Christchurch

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

Attended Richard Dawkins event in Christchurch, and had a short conversation with him at the meet and greet afterwards These are transcriptions from 3 recordings made driving home Saturday morning, while driving home, listening to a lecture on the development … Continue reading →

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Quillette – Internet complete?

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Quillette – Is the Internet Complete? The internet is not complete, cannot be, ever. And it will ever more closely approximate it, just as science (at its best) is continually becoming less wrong (though unlikely to ever be “right” – … Continue reading →

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Global Citizen

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Global citizen We don’t just want to be the generation that ends extreme poverty – that is setting the sights too low. We need to aim higher. We need to be the generation that empowers every human being, where-ever they … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Democracy failing

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Ideapod – democracy is failing Gaurav asked – “Then tell me the best way to govern” What do you mean when you use the term “govern”? Do you mean it in the sense of a governor on a diesel motor … Continue reading →

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Risk and the digital revolution

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Chris Milne’s facebook post on this The really crazy thing, is that Kodak actually invented the digital camera, they just didn’t think it would be a real thing. They used their linear intuition, rather than exponential mathematics, to chart probable … Continue reading →

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Comment to Giovanni on values

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Giovanni shared Mike Watson’s Post on Facebook – but the post and all comments have since been removed. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1620190871547616/permalink/2144900672409964/ Good question Giovanni Santostasi When one reads Plato’s Republic it is easy to see at least two levels present, and a … Continue reading →

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Singularity 1on1 – interview with David Wood

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Futurist David Wood – Singularity 1 on 1 Comments to a debate David and I have been having for quite a few years now. Well done David and Nikola, and as usual 😉 – a few quibbles. The multiverse interpretation … Continue reading →

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