Colm O'Shea

Writer/poet, interested in evolution, play theory, metaphysics, movement culture, depth psychology, psychedelia, A.I., and topology.

[Noema Magazine @NoemaMag]

Do we have a patriotic duty to get off our couches and exercise?

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@ringer @tribecalledlex_ The absolute ignorance of the technical aspects of the sport displayed in this piece simply beggars belief. How is this person a journalist?

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@ARKloster @clairlemon Or Malkovich

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@markalanpeter @cvaldary I hear what you’re saying. I do find McGilchrist’s The Master and Its Emissary instructive here though, especially given the rise of AI.

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@markalanpeter @cvaldary I’m not anti-reason. I teach inductive thinking and evidence-based writing to university students, after all. But if “hyper rational” means anything it means a reductive approach to value questions. Also, there’s clearly room for intuition, even in hard science.

[Colm O'Shea @ColmOShea10]

@markalanpeter @cvaldary As I understand it, “hyper rationality” means assuming ratiocination can solve every problem of living. In theory, then, an AI with sufficient logical capacity could better direct our lives than we could ourselves.

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@MauroMurisengo @Quillette What's far-fetched? Be specific, as I was in writing it.

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@rogthornhill @Quillette It doesn't show an African heaven. Serpell is saying it *should* be an African heaven.

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Don’t put Pixar in a box! Thanks @Quillette for publishing https://t.co/feF8EajZsd #PixarSoul @Powerkeni @TinaFeyOfficial @DocterPete

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@Plinz @Quillette I think you’re right. The word count restricted me from delving into the metaphysics/question of consciousness in the film as much as I’d have liked.

[Joscha Bach @Plinz]

@Quillette I would go a step further: Pixar don't see the core of being at identity (costume and social role), personality (habitus), or story (values and actions). They see it at consciousness itself, in the ability to experience suffering, joy and meaning, and to observe and understand.

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@PerfectBar is giving one lucky winner a 1 YEAR'S SUPPLY of Perfect Snacks + a Mini Fridge! #giveaway #perfectbar https://t.co/6gT6g2OAhX @mariegoshea

[Claire Lehmann @clairlemon]

Which one are you

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@ericweinstein Terry played a moronic president in Idiocracy, but would prove an excellent replacement for our current actual president.

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@yasamanmansoori The very same.

[Mason @webdevMason]

omg, @CaitlinPacific with @SamHarrisOrg re: Harvard laying off its most vulnerable staff while taking bailout cash

SAM: How is this not just a brand-destroying scandal?

CAITLIN: Because it's a luxury brand. It's not a college. It's Tiffany's. It's Van Cleef and Arpels.

[Culture on RTÉ @RTE_Culture]

The Long-Read: James Patterson @JCPattz explores the recent non-fiction boom in Ireland w/ @emiliepine @sineadgleeson @TrampPress @ianmaleney @KBreathnach & more: https://t.co/gGFAW36c8X

[Colm O'Shea @ColmOShea10]

My friend Justin Nobel has toiled on this story for a long time. Ecological concerns don’t magically vanish, even during pandemics.

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

The radioactive ☢️ secret that could permanently sink fossil fuels. This video needs to go viral.
🔥 #FossilFuelsGameOver #RadioactiveOil
👉 https://t.co/6KmG47cRk9

@JustinNobel
Full video: https://t.co/RlnWdFK09n

[Colm O'Shea @ColmOShea10]

My little girl's article is Dan Rather approved. Thanks to Chris Colin for setting up a magazine for quarantined kids by quarantined kids!

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First post on Twitter. Let's play! https://t.co/FVbRuW2iOj