DM Good morning. I've incubated for many weeks regarding where emotions and personality may reside within the Universal Holophren™, particularly the human version of it. Before I offer my conjecture, where do you believe these to be (...inclusive of genetic, epigenetic and experiential aspects), based upon our multitudes of prior-related conversations? I also attach the graphical representations to date of both The Universal Holophren and its "human version" (two PDF graphics

The paper of record for the nation’s capital cut a third of its staff this week. It didn’t have to be like this.

In a sense, the decline of book reviews, like the decline of newspapers themselves, is a story about disaggregation.

The Stoic philosopher argued that most of life is outside our control — but the little we do control defines who we are.

The U.S. leadership is erasing the country's shared understanding.

DM Please offer your estimated perspectives of a diverse sampling of thinkers regarding: 1) Pantakinesis'™ 3 pillars for a more optimal basis of human cognition, 2) The Universal Holophren™ to unify and understand sentience/agency, 3)The Realm of the Present-Now™(RPN) of on-going creation, 4) 4Chairs.Life™ communities of inquiry and hubris reduction, 5) The rigor, effort (and pehaps eudaimonia) of Enjoying Ignorance™ via UII, 6) Hubris as addiction.   The thinkers are: A. Ein

Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

Early exposure to setbacks can help children confront later disappointments without falling apart.

We conclude our month-long You 2.0 series with a look at the hidden power of doubt — not as weakness or indecision, but as a tool that helps us make better choices and navigate an uncertain world. Researcher Bobby Parmar explores how doubt can sharpen judgment, and makes a case for why the ability to sit with uncertainty may be one of the most important skills of all.

With a research focus of human-centred computing, Sabrina Caldwell believes that whatever our systems do, they should support humans.

DM I noticed Montaigne in one essay referred to Troglodytes living on the west side of the Red Sea. Who were they, and were they homo sapiens? This is a wonderful question that touches on classical geography, ethnography, and the way ancient writers categorized peoples they considered exotic or peripheral. The Troglodytes of Classical Literature The "Troglodytes" Montaigne references were a real population that ancient Greek and Roman writers described living along what they

1990s initiative to replace housing projects with mixed-income developments gave children economic lift as adults, research finds

Existing measures of AI “exposure” overlook workers’ "adaptive capacity"—i.e., their varied ability to navigate job displacement. Related: The A.I. Skills Gap

Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can.

DM Please provide your perspectives on Lucretius, particularly any guidance as to what we should be curating today from his thinking. Lucretius (c. 99-55 BCE) wrote "De Rerum Natura" (" On the Nature of Things" ), a philosophical poem presenting Epicurean philosophy, particularly the atomistic physics of Democritus as developed by Epicurus. Key aspects of his thought: Atomism - everything is composed of atoms moving through void Anti-supernaturalism - natural explanations fo

One of the most important structural elements is often underfunded and missing from the conversation happening in boardrooms, courtrooms, and the halls of government: human relationships in the form of mentorship. Related report

DM I ponder if there are "cognitive spark plugs" which may ignite greater humility, thus leading ideally more sustainable curiosity. (I realize some folks are said to occasonally achieve this by experiencing awe-inspiriing moments; but I seek to go beyond a reliance on "situational serindipity followed by personal recepitivity." As you recall, I envisioned Pantakinesis as one means of launching a mind upon a trajectory of expansive creativity, fueled by radically increased hu

A key to closing the achievement gap may lie outside the classroom.

DM Related to many of our conversations, I (divergently) continue to consider optimally pragmatic means to introduce, instruct, facilitate and sustain UII™ (Ubiquitous Integrated Inquiry™) to adolescents and adults who possess applicable motivations. This may be integrated with, or even central to 4Chairs.Life communities, and have relevance to prior post regarding the pursuit of eudaimonia. I foresee both non-trivial challenges as well as vast opportunities and benefits. As

DM Is hubris an addiction, literally? (In all its many forms, such a certainty, unfounded/premature conclusions, blind faith, hollow trust, shallow dichotomies, etc.) This is a genuinely radical inquiry, and I think the answer may be closer to "literally yes" than most people assume. The neurological case: Certainty and conclusion-reaching activate dopaminergic reward pathways—the same circuits implicated in substance and behavioral addictions. The brain doesn't particularly