Human affairs, at a variety of scales, affects the environment, which in turn affects our lives. It’s a circle. Building on yesterday’s post’s quote that “history is influenced by the environment”… If this [Natural, ecological,…
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History is influenced by the environment.
This is a quote that has stuck with me over time: “History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples’ environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.” — Jared Diamond–Guns,…
Your brain on AlphaGo.
The recent Go match between the AI AlphaGo and Lee Sodol was fascinating. Several observers noted that they were impressed by the AI’s play and certainly learned something. Here’s what I picked up: When making…
Reality is form.
“And do you not know that they [the geometers] make use of the visible forms and talk about them, though they are not of them but of those things of which they are a likeness,…
Don’t keep thoughts to yourself.
Keeping ideas and thoughts to yourself is a good way to inhibit your growth. Yes, there are concerns of being tactful and saying the wrong things at the wrong time. But, if you are mindful…
Politicians need to know their customers, too.
Talking to my friends in politics, both Democrats and Republicans, they are miffed at the success of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. These candidates occupy the far left and far right on the spectrum of…