568. Devices, Meditation, Books, and Deep Work
Reviewing “Starting Your Day on the Internet Is Damaging You Brain” by Srinivas Rao
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567. Brains, Neurons, Networks, and Understanding
Reviewing the article “An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience” by Grigori Guitchounts
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566. Tuning, Theism, Multiuniversalism, and Consciousness
Reviewing the article “Is the Universe a conscious mind?”
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565. Cheers, Championships, Decisions, and Free Will
Reviewing the article “The Pathos of ‘Cheer’ and the Wild Deceptions of Cheerleading” by Jia Tolentino
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564. Triggers, Actions, Rewards, and Investiments
Reviewing the article “Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire.” by Nir Eyal
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563. Users, Legacy Systems, Upgrades, and Gender
Thinking about the gender debates from the systems analyst perspective
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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.”
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561. Christmas, Jingle Bells, Walks, and Reflections
Going on a walk on a beautiful Christmas morning and reflecting on the year
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560. Legs, Bunnies, Brains, and Interfaces
Reviewing the week and the article “The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldier’s Brains”
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559. Totalitarianism, Panic, Edicts, and Cruelty
Quickly reviewing the Amazon Prime documentary “One Child Nation.”
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