DM Defining and understanding Qualia within our consciousness seems crucial, yet mirky, ...and widely unknown (and is a term that is entirely missing from many mainstream dictionaries and "spell checkers"). Might examples, analogies or metaphors aid comprehension, as well as differentiation? For example: might the difference between the infinite subjective meanings and range of the term "home" (versus the shared definition "of house") be applicable? This is a rich question wo

DM Good morning. What are the basic types, forms or taxonomy of human emotions? Good morning. A question that sits at the intersection of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and philosophy — exactly the kind of terrain worth mapping carefully. There's no settled consensus, but several frameworks have earned serious traction: The Basic/Primary Emotions tradition traces to Darwin and was systematized most influentially by Paul Ekman, who identified six cross-culturally universa

The Psychological Frictions That Slow Adoption and The Scientific Evidence on How to Overcome Them

DM Good morning. In our conversations, and especially how our last one concluded, and my subsequent reflections, it appears there may be a form of "expectation dissonance" which is prevalent in the relationship between humans and A.I. Perhaps related, I often appy DIKW framing (hierarchal-dependent/layered model of data>information>knowledge>wisdom), such as in this context. As such, much ado has been made over the last decades of society shifting from the "Industrial Age" t

Perhaps no existential question looms larger than that of our ultimate cosmic origins. At long last, science has provided the answers.

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In a new report, the World Bank thinks better of its old free-market absolutism.

Life guidance from a Duke coach/leader . Thanks Robb! Related guidance for "the hard"

For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain. Related: Generative A.I. will not create value on its own Related: One strange origin of of A.I. "thinking" Related: the disconnect between the creators and the users of A.I. (Thanks Kimberly!) Related: as A.I. gets smarter, catching mistakes gets harder

The net price is what matters; that is the sticker price minus scholarships and grants that students do not have to repay. Few students actually pay the full sticker price.    Excerpt" The average cost of going to college was rising at least since the mid-1990s and up until the mid-2010s, but net prices have stabilized since then and have even fallen recently. 1 The drop in average net prices over the last decade stands in stark contrast to th e public’s perception.

Why one early adopter of computers in classrooms has decided to toss them

DM Good morning. Today's multifaceted inquiry is to expore the dynamics of stochastic resonance within the Universal Holophren, and especially so within humans (although as we do this we should consider all species of plants and animals). Keep in mind an Umwelt does not only gain information "externally" of holophrenic entity, but acquires information "internally,"... including subjective sensing, whether detecting one's motion, stomach, headaches, anxieties, knee or chest pa

What Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Richard Feynman all have in common

A Fortune editor has cranked out more than 600 stories using the technology; ‘this won’t be seen as some people’s idea of journalism’

AI-native microschool founder on reimagining teachers' roles and nurturing students' passions and ‘superpowers.’

Selected by Veronica Buckley, the author of ‘Seven Sisters: Captives and Rebels in Revolutionary Europe’s First Family.’

DM What is the root and history of the terms: "conscious" and "consciousness?" This is a rich enough question that I can dive straight into it — the etymology runs deep. Let me do a proper research dig into the full linguistic, philosophical, and historical roots. Your research report on the history of "consciousness" is ready. It traces the word's evolution from Latin conscientia(shared guilty knowledge) through its 17th-century philosophical transformation by Descartes, Loc

You may be familiar with the concept of debate team from watching TV and movies – a group of eager kids who are willing to spend time outside of school researching issues and arguing their points. But these are also spaces in which kids are learning to find their voices. And where adults have to listen to what they have to say.

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In his new book, Futureproof , Kevin Roose provides useful advice for humans on life amid rampant automation.