Archive for January 2020

566. Tuning, Theism, Multiuniversalism, and Consciousness

Reviewing the article “Is the Universe a conscious mind?”

565. Cheers, Championships, Decisions, and Free Will

Reviewing the article “The Pathos of ‘Cheer’ and the Wild Deceptions of Cheerleading” by Jia Tolentino

564. Triggers, Actions, Rewards, and Investiments

Reviewing the article “Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire.” by Nir Eyal

563. Users, Legacy Systems, Upgrades, and Gender

Thinking about the gender debates from the systems analyst perspective

562. Mistakes, Waiting, Stupidity, and Flesh

Recounting the week and reviewing the articles “What is Stupid? We Now Have a Scientific Answer” and “How Not to Be Stupid, According to a Top Stupidity Researcher.”