Prepared for cosmic contact, or not?
So apparently humankind has too much self-consciousness to make meaningful contact with any extraterrestrial civilizations. Note to self: nurture your "cosmic consciousness" more often. Reshared post...
View ArticleDavid Chalmers: How do you explain consciousness?
Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: "There's nothing we know about more directly.... but at the same time it's the most mysterious phenomenon...
View ArticleLearning
Let me give you a rather lengthy overview of my curated “Learning” snippets. These links reflect my present understanding (at the time of writing/re-writing [11 Aug 14]) of Learning and Education (a...
View ArticleConsciousness
Let me give you a rather lengthy overview of my curated “Consciousness” snippets. These links reflect my present exploration of consciousness (at the time of writing/re-writing [12 Aug 14])....
View ArticleConsciousness is a mathematical pattern: Max Tegmark at TEDxCambridge 2014 –...
As a physicist, Max Tegmark sees people as “food, rearranged.” That makes his answer to complicated questions like “What is consciousness?” simple: It’s just math. Why? Because it’s the patterns, not...
View ArticleManipulating brain cells and how memories link w/ emotions
Citation: [T]he researchers found that they could reverse the emotional association of specific memories by manipulating brain cells with optogenetics.. . .[T]hey label hippocampal cells that are...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall and Rise of Virtual Reality
Kevin Kelly: … maybe we can explore some of the consequences of the technology. Have you changed your mind about [the impact of VR] very much?Jaron Lanier: Sure, I mean, it’s broadened quite a bit. In...
View ArticleCOMPILATIONS
BOOST YOUR BRAIN-POWER. MAKE MEANING WITH FRIENDS. PLAY. Here I’ve summarized an overview of my curated “Learning” snippets. These links reflect my present understanding as of 11 Aug 14 of learning....
View Article~Slow consciousness flow~
Tick tock tick tock, stop Best-selling author Steven Kotler talks about the "optimization of consciousness through flow states, a key topic in his recently published book, The Rise of Superman": "In...
View ArticleA dose of Wu-Wei to start your week
Try not to try. Improvise. Excerpt:Colloquially, we often speak of ourselves as if we were split in two: “I couldn’t make myself get out of bed this morning,” “I had to force myself to be calm,” “I had...
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