The Silicon Chernobyl series investigates why such a high level of existential risk is being tolerated in the race to develop superintelligence. Part 1 introduces the Noosphere and its role in the emergence of superintelligence. Part 2 will focus on … Continue reading →
The Gold Watch Club is a conversation regarding Joe Biden’s retirement as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for President. This conversation is meant to be candid, timely, and prophetic. If the leaders of the Democratic Party squander this last chance … Continue reading →
I’ve been seeing a cartoon going around equating Israel with Nazi Germany. I’ll show an AI-generated response to this article, but the gist of the cartoon image is an Israeli soldier brutalizing a Palestinian while looking in a mirror and … Continue reading →
1 “Woke” is a fighting word in America these days, grist for the mills of rage farmers. Though the name “Bandera” is far less known, any search-engine algorithm tuned for controversy will find it tasty. So it won’t be a … Continue reading →
If Wikileaks and the Russian government had been promoting stories about pee tapes instead of Podesta, Donald Trump would not be President today.
Continue reading →Imagine Gary Johnson had a second chance to answer the question, “What world leader do you admire?” Published at SecularProgress. com
Continue reading →Photo from Haaretz There’s an old saying that war is God’s way of teaching geography to Americans. These days, even that may not be enough. Now, because of Gary Johnson’s Aleppo gaffe, that city has become a little more familiar … Continue reading →
This is a presentation I gave at an Institute for General Semantics Symposium in 2013. I definitely need to improve my story telling skills and narrative movement. But I’m still fascinated by the material.
Continue reading →Purple Capitalism and Social Justice Capitalism offers real opportunities to advance social justice. Across America and across the world, capitalist-driven innovation and entrepreneurship has generated profound benefits for human well-being. Yet, it’s also true that unbridled capitalism can lead to … Continue reading →
Posted this on FB not long ago, and now I’m cross-posting here. Things are moving fast on this planet. If we intend to get smarter about where we want to go, it’s important not to forget where we’ve been. I … Continue reading →
