Here's my conversation with Michael Levin (@drmichaellevin) about biological robots and how to understand and control complex biological systems, including intelligent lifeforms on Earth and beyond. https://t.co/vOX3mxDDvn
Humans killed by sharks every year: 6-10
Sharks killed by humans every year: 100+ million
Most people think the first number is much higher, and don't think about the second number at all.
Facts like these make me wonder how many blindspots we have about the truth of the world.
When you follow a leader, consider what would lead you to withdraw your support.
If the answer is nothing, your integrity is in jeopardy. Your highest loyalty belongs to principles, not people.
No leader deserves unconditional love. Commitment is earned through character.
Call out scammers. You get hate in the moment, but time vindicates you.
Even if you're some CEO with a "reputation" and need for "professionalism", do it anyway and be savage. People look up to you and your warning will be taken seriously.
The future of NFTs is social.
NOT in the signaling sense—aka people flexing their 200k monkey PFPs.
But because they are an automatic community formation and coordination mechanism.
NFTs unlock previously non-existent pseudonymous social networks around digital goods.
every year, free-thinking contributors are pushed out by anti-intellectualism and public struggle sessions.
as a result, the core community’s average iq + ability to think outside of narrow party lines is going down
Not my photos, but been here on an event recently and figured it's worth a share with the world :) It's a salt mine operational from 1075 till 1932, now converted to a public place.
#Transilvania#Turda#Romania
Sending prayers to the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇦
And I can't help but wonder what this great man would be saying and doing if he were still alive.
The free world needs some of his courage and moral clarity right now.