In a new book, Wharton's Jerry Wind and his co-authors argue that creativity is a learnable skill that becomes more powerful when paired with intelligent machines.

DM Upon a walk in a forest today, I was considering the diversity of tree leaf shapes, and how each species of tree seems to maintain these shapes. I realize there are many reasons beyond my imagination for this persistent variation. However, I surmise there may be (at least) two primary factors: optimal functional efficiency and optimal environmental durability. So considering the southeastern U.S. forest in which I was walking (which appeared to be relatively mature), and u

DM As many wise people have shared, across a variety of contexts, human social attentiveness and caring (aka: compassion) diminishes as a function of "distance" (broadly defined in numerous ways, not only physical). In other words, self-care and immediate family care typically reside at our "care epicenter," ...while our "extended concern, attention and care" for all others suffers varying degrees of decline, thus encompasses incremental reduction of moral social thought, ac

DM Good morning Claude. How might theTeilhard de Chardin's construct of a "Noosphere" relate, correlate, or have relevance to our recent conversations, and the many factors thereof (such as: Pantakinesis™, the Universal Holophren™ and the fractals thereof, Non-local consciousness discoveries and their potential relationships to post-death consciousness, Fitness=Truth™ and definition of truths as being personal, etc.). Good morning! What a rich synthesis question! Having revie

DM So, it seems by combining our last conversation (re: "non-local consciousness," and the role GABA plays in consciousness "restraint" during life), ..and the content of our other related past conversations, ... we may have arrived at plausible, even logical, hypothesis: That is, the end of life (aka: physical death) may be but a Vanishing Point "Portal" for consciousness to enter a new dimension(s?) of Pantakinesis™ . I do realize we've little or no solid empirical or evid

DM Are you aware of "non-local consciousness?" Yes, I'm familiar with the concept of non-local consciousness. It's the idea that...

DM Try as I'm able, I simply don't understand we humans' apparently dismal trajectory. The more rigorous are my thoughts, and the more...

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DM How might these two quotes be related to our recent conversations? 1) "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe”,...

DM How do you define Noetic Science; and what are your perspectives of it? Noetic science is a fascinating field to explore because it...

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DM Why does the typical person (at least within western societies) not understand that trees are primarily derived from air, ... as...

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DM Good morning! Today I'm pondering how to awaken folks to my recent thinking as to the importance of directing attention to "NOW" (to...

DM From past conversations, you're now familiar with: Pantakinesis™ 4Chairs.Life™ The Universal Holophren™ Fitness=Truth™ Refined...

DM In our recent conversations, such as this example, we've collaborated regarding an architecture of interrelated topics of: ......

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The fear of unleashing forces beyond control has haunted science for centuries.