Discussions

Could (some cases of) depression and anxiety be attributed to the addiction/withdrawal cycle of chemicals in the brain being stimulated and exploited by modern society?

We need to rethink our obsession with being more productive

A Few Notes on Identity Politics (from the perspective of the postcolonial discourse)

From the polyphasic community on Reddit

Family dinners improve teens' eating habits no matter how well family functions, new study finds

Brainwaves Encode the Grammar of Human Language

Sobek- the vicious god of the Nile and Crocodiles, strength and military prowess.

Get hip to Rosehip Neurons, Newly Discovered Cell in the Human Brain Not Present in Rodents

From the learnmath community on Reddit

What Gratitude Does to the Brain (The science of Gratitude)

Treating Life Like a Video Game Could Have a Huge Financial Impact - Millionaire Dojo

Orange juice, leafy greens and berries may be tied to decreased memory loss in men

🗺 MapSCII - The Whole World In Your Console.

From the learnmath community on Reddit

Is Anyone Home? A Way to Find Out If AI Has Become Self-Aware

Life is Good, Death is Bad (Answering many of the arguments against extending lifespan).

100% renewable electricity is viable. “There are some persistent myths that 100% renewable systems are not possible. Our contribution deals with these myths one by one, using all the latest research. Now let’s get back to the business of modelling low-cost scenarios to eliminate fossil fuels

Calorie Restriction Slows Age-related Leaky Gut

Die like a dog: on whether euthanasia for animals can tell us about how humans should die

Advanced Deep Learning & Reinforcement Learning course taught by DeepMind

Solar arrays can create prolific microclimates on dry farm and pasture, boosting water holding capacity. This can lead to a new field: agrovoltaics

Polyphasic Society recommends oversleeping during adaptation

Destructuring in JavaScript (The Basics)

Here are 10 transhumanist books I'd recommend to someone wanting to research the paradigm. Each can be found on Amazon, used, for less than $10.

Why global progress towards ending hunger is stalling - two experts explain

The great disillusionist. In an age when so many people are at a loss to give life meaning and direction, Giacomo Leopardi is essential reading

OpenAI Founder: Short-Term AGI Is a Serious Possibility

The Land That Failed to Fail

Imagining the Unthinkable: Simulations Without Classical Monte Carlo

/u/RainbowPhoenixGirl explains why solar UV disinfection of water may not be completely effective in preventing waterborne illnesses