Why a Cyber War Would Be a Better Option
via Big Think by Orion Jones
Article written by guest writer Rin Mitchell
Instead of sending military troops overseas to countries to fight a bloody war, they can sit in front of computers in “dimly-lit rooms” that are air conditioned to search and destroy virtually.
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Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
Primal politics. Want to understand the link between evolution and ideology? Forget taxes or guns; focus on jazz, masturbation, and gardening... more
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Sears Roebuck Kit Houses, 1923
via Retronaut by Amanda
The ultimate in home build. Which one shall I have? The most expensive one, of course!
See this, and many more, at a readable size here.
Source: Antique Home Style
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Artificial Intelligence Begins to Understand Psychedelic Trips
via Big Think by Orion Jones
Sophisticated computer algorithms are helping researchers better understand the effects of psychedelic trips by analyzing narrative reports written by people using mind-altering drugs.
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Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
Anti-foodie foodie. No organic arugula for Tyler Cowen, just genetically modified meat and strip-mall ethnic eateries. Unpretentious, huh? Maybe not... more
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Singularity University Rule #1: The best way to predict the future is to invent it
via Big Think by Brian Hoffstein
You may be familiar with Moore’s Law.
The phenomenon was first described in a 1965 paper by Gordon Moore of Intel, and it spelled out the notion that computing capacity (via the number of transistors placed on an integrated circuit) will double every two years.
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Brighton Swimming Club, 1863
via Retronaut by Amanda
Source: Floating Memories
Well really, almost no clothes on but every one of these young men is wearing a hat!
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Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
Fifty years from now, there will be only 10 universities in the world delivering higher education. Sebastian Thrun explains... more
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On Top of Old Steamy: 1943
via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive - Vintage Fine Art Prints by Dave
Clinton, Iowa. April 1943 “Chicago & North Western Railroad. Women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant H-class locomotives”
In the red bandanna: Marcella Hart, seen here in a few other posts
4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information
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Where Did Our Infant Memories Disappear To?
via Big Think by Orion Jones
What is your earliest memory?
And why can't you remember anything before that?
Thanks to new tools that allow for the investigation of infant brains, pediatricians now believe that memory storage and memory recall are two independent brain functions, the latter emerging at a later stage of development.
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