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Five Best: Books on the Purpose of Life
Selected by Arthur C. Brooks, the author of ‘The Happiness Files.’
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Sep 61 min read
We Need to Know History, Especially Now
A new collection of works by David McCullough helps put our tumultuous times in perspective. Related book Why does history matter?...
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Sep 61 min read
How “contemplative leadership” can help us face uncertainty with confidence
A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out. KEY TAKEAWAYS...
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Sep 41 min read
The “Closure Machine”: How humans really see the world
When a tree becomes a swing. Another perspective of "Fitness Beats Truth." KEY TAKEAWAYS In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, I...
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Sep 41 min read
GDP: We Really Don’t Know How Good We Have It
Everyone loves the hockey stick graph of long-run economic growth. For some, it's the basis of an entire worldview. Unfortunately, the...
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Sep 21 min read
Implications of Pantakinesis to A.I. jeopardies, ... as well as to personal empowerment (... and accountabilities thereof) UII w/Claude
DM Good morning Claude. Let's revisit Pantakinesis ™ , ... and perhaps discover intriguing aspects as we do so. Before we begin, and...
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Aug 3119 min read
A BETTER WAY TO THINK ABOUT AI
Artificial intelligence is ready to collaborate. Why fixate on automation? Excerpt: " No one doubts that our future will feature more...
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Aug 291 min read
Might gravity's role be even greater? (UII w/Claude)
DM Does the full force of gravity exist, without change, when matter is at absolute zero? Yes, the force of gravity absolutely still...
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Aug 2932 min read
The Jellyfish Museum on the Front Lines of War
A shrine to the maligned marine invertebrate in the heart of Kyiv went from a joke to a big draw
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Aug 281 min read
F=T integrated with moral accountability via a better, more socially responsible design of "Personal Sovereignty™" (UII w/Claude)
DM How could our F=T recent conversation and these recent thoughts be integrated for better lives within better societies? Looking at...
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Aug 248 min read


Juxtapositions (UII w/Claude)
DM Good morning Claude. Presently I'm once more reflecting upon life-long thoughts regarding our seemingly "incredible juxtaposition,"...
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Aug 2314 min read
From gravity, energy, math and hubris to perhaps future humility? (UII w/Claude)
DM All of our conclusions and paradigms are subject to the limitations of humans' accessible umwelt spectrum, capabilities of...
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Aug 2026 min read
Archeology: an example of imprisonment of the human mind, ... and by extension A.I. as well. (UII w/Claude)
DM If it is valid that the human (homosapiens and similar species) have existed for millions of years, it seems unlikely to me that only...
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Aug 1822 min read
Clear and present endangerment of the U.S. "Republic" model of government? (UII w/Claude)
DM Please summarize "Project 2025." Project 2025 is a comprehensive conservative policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation...
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Aug 1738 min read
Life, relations, societies may benefit from "Fitness Equals Truth" (F=T) (UII w/Claude)
DM Good morning! I had an intriguing conversation with a colleague earlier today regarding FBT ("Fitness Beats Truth" theories), versus...
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Aug 1441 min read


Creating psychological well-being for today's life, relations, and society. (UII w/Claude)
DM I appreciate that evolution may have been one foundational aspect of creating the human physiology; however I'm presently interested...
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Aug 1314 min read
Intuition, say hello to imagination! (UII w/Claude)
DM Good morning! We have prior discussed "intuition". We did so upon the foundations of Pantakinesis™ and the "Universal Holophren™." ...
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Aug 1134 min read


Dead-heading flowers: a peek into plants' "conscious agency" ... as well as into organizational decisions? (UII w/Claude)
DM Is "dead-heading" flowers on various plant species (so as to cause them to respond with a replacement flower) an indication, even...
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Aug 914 min read
Intuition by "Enjoying Our Ignorance™" (UII w/Claude)
DM We've prior discussed both Pantakinesis™ and the Universal Holophren™ (UH™), and done so in many contexts (yep, I realize you do not...
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Aug 936 min read
The problem with our language: one example, "human being" (UII w/Claude)
DM Pondering the word "being," ... particularly when coupled with "human" (aka: human being). What is the reason and meaning for this...
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Aug 728 min read
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