The future needs more than technology innovations to guide it, it also needs science. But science has largely failed in bringing its insights to the cultural mainstream, we don't know science the way scientists do. The Science to Narrative Chain is the new model for how to get there.
Saudi Arabia recently announced plans for a $500 billion techutopia mega-city Neom, with 100% solar energy, fully autonomous transportation, hydroponic farms, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, open to all races and religions - a “new civilization.”
Peter Thiel is betting on magic mushrooms to treat depression — and he's not the only one: A for-profit company that Peter Thiel invests in has plans to start clinical trials of magic mushrooms for depression within the first three months of 2018.
TIL of an island called 'Inaccessible Island' named for the difficulty in landing on the island and penetrating its interior because of the rough terrain, located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.
Sveppur Latarvél! Fungus finder. This set was forged as a gift for the Fungi Perfecti holiday party. Artist's conch, spalted maple and runes with the name complete the theme.
Opinions? I direct deposit this fixed amount to an account that autopays all my repeating expenses. The remaining amount gets direct deposited into my Checking 2 account where I live off of. Anyone else have an account solely dedicated for bills and auto payments? one account is hard to track.
Journaling Inspires Altruism Through an Attitude of Gratitude - 'Gratitude does more than help maintain good health. New research at the University of Oregon finds that regularly noting feelings of gratitude in a journal leads to increased altruism.
1 hour lecture by the world's leading Professor on Procrastination(2012): He claims if you know how it works, you won't do it ever. So I decide to post it on the one site meant for procrastination
When Your Spinal Cord Takes Charge - 'We think of our brain as masterminding all of our actions, but a surprising amount of information related to movement gets processed by our spinal cord.
TIL of Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a rare genetic disease that gradually turns your entire body into bone. Surgical removal of the bone only causes more bone to grow in its place.
SoundJS - a Javascript library for working with Audio. It provides a consistent API for loading and playing audio on different browsers and devices. Currently supports WebAudio, HTML5 Audio, Cordova / PhoneGap, and a Flash fallback
The idea of relative truth is self-defeating because the very concept of true vs. false requires the recognition of epistemic authority. Our objective understanding is not subordinate to so-called conceptual schemes. Rather, it transcends subjective expressions of individual belief or cultural norms