Dr. Richard Pretorius

Every birth necessitates a new eternity of suffering.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

The Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) just set a new record daily high for the 16th day in a row.

The current Nino 3.4 SST is higher than any day of any year on record, with the exception of a few days late in 2015 at the start of the last super El Nino.

Stay tuned!

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Wisdom @TalebWisdom]

"Technology can degrade (and endanger) every aspect of a sucker’s life while convincing him that it is becoming more “efficient.”" - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Procrustes

[Ed Elson @edels0n]

0.3% of the water consumed by US golf courses last year

[Dr. Richard Pretorius @_r_pretorius]

@ZiggoWebcare Hello! My modem says it's connected to the network, but my internet is unusably slow! Can you help me please?

[Miles Cranmer @MilesCranmer]

This is an insane paper and I love it

https://t.co/DP8OR5NJf2

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

1/n
A physical book is a real object, anchored. If you read a particular edition, you remember not only the contents but the object itself: its cover, typography, smell, even where a passage sat on the page.
Books organize themselves in memory by place --the ancient method of loci.
Digital text does not exist.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

#AI can be a valuable tool and, at the same time, it calls for a measured and vigilant approach. The speed and simplicity with which practical assistance can be accessed undoubtedly makes life easier. Yet they can also encourage excessive reliance and the search for ready-made answers, and weaken personal creativity and judgment. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

A huge heat dome is sitting over France, with temperatures that might hit 40°C. It’s still spring. It’s still May. What was once considered “extreme” is increasingly becoming normal across Europe. Heatwaves are earlier, longer, & pushing ecosystems and health beyond limits.

[Dr. Richard Pretorius @_r_pretorius]

@2Philosophical_ I totally agree, J.P.! Do you have an opinion on Divine Conceptualism?

[JPA @2Philosophical_]

In this essay, I argue that moral anti-realism cannot adequately account for the character of moral reasoning, disagreement, and deliberation. We do not merely speak morally: we reason morally. And anti-realism belongs in the dustbin of philosophical history. 🔗⬇️

[Jacob Sherman @Shermanicus]

The world itself is made up, at least in part, of non-piecemeal resonant structures. In some respects, yes, it's built like a machine…. But the world is also built like a web of analogies. It is as much a piece of music as it is a pile of lumber.
— Jan Zwicky, Exp of Meaning 50

[Rebecca Tan @rebtanhs]

Thailand is one of the first ag countries to enter a planting season since the Iran war. We went to document the impact of supply shocks to fuel/fertilizer — It was worse than I anticipated.

Farmers are leaving huge tracts of land barren bc they can’t afford to plant.

[Dr. Richard Pretorius @_r_pretorius]

I'm looking forward to attending Michał's talk online!

The idea that consensus begins with dissent is so great, and is something I've considered quite a lot when exploring coordination in social systems.

https://t.co/xY4Ql9elI6

[Majesty of Reason @majestyofreason]

Today @NevinClimenhaga and I discuss his theory of probability! In our next video, he'll draw on his theory to give a cumulative case for theism. Buckle up for some juicy philosophy! 👇

https://t.co/5pp0CGbRbs

[Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova]

Most people can’t apply non-linear thinking. But you can’t face today’s complexity without thinking in systems.

What’s coming is the Fourth Systemic-Risk driven global crisis. Greater in impact than GFC, Covid and Russia’s war. Every day of the war in Iran adds months of crisis.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

And if you try 200 times you have 200% chance of success, no?

[István Beregi @SteveBeregi]

This is how modern football looks like:
-2 or 3 wide players - make space for a winger for inswinger cross - wide combinations mostly to be able to cross or shoot
-overload far-post
-forcing def - 6s or Ws to drop deep to participate in box def

Not creative but effective.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Wisdom @TalebWisdom]

"Technology can degrade (and endanger) every aspect of a sucker’s life while convincing him that it is becoming more “efficient.”" - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Procrustes

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Some person at the Vatican: “Go Cubs”
Pope Leo XIV: “They lost” 😂Pope Leo XIV: “They lost”