24 MAY 2013 by ideonexus
Elimination of Professional Photography
Kodak, Instagram, and Automation > Additional Support/Evidence > No Such Thing as Professional PhotographersA stark example of how technology and automation is virtually eliminating a profession.
Folksonomies: automation
Folksonomies: automation
21 MAY 2013 by ideonexus
Not All Cells are Replaced in a Human Body
You Are Not the Same Person You Were as a Child > Contrast > Different Cells are Replaced at Different RatesOur brain cells are with us for life, contradicting the claim that we are completely replaced every so many years.
21 MAY 2013 by ideonexus
We Are the Ship of Theseus
Ship of Theseus Paradox > Additional Support/Evidence > You Are Not the Same Person You Were as a ChildWe have had [most] of ourselves replaced regularly over time (with the exception of brain cells), are we the same person?
27 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Do the Blind See?
Molyneux's problem > Contrast > Sensations are Related in the BrainAre the visual parts of the brain brought into play when a blind person feels their way around the world?
27 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Handling Dunning-Kruger
Dunning–Kruger effect > Conclusion > Handling Self DoubtHow does one deal with the self-doubt that comes with knowing just how much you don't know?
Folksonomies: discipline cognitive bias
Folksonomies: discipline cognitive bias
23 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Relationship Between Intelligence and Entropy
Intelligence as a Response to Entropy > Summary > Intelligence Arises out of a Need to Maximize EntropyFrom the original paper to a summary in a popular new article.
19 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Death is Not Definite
Death is Not Assured > Emphasis > Death is Not a Law of BiologyDeath is not a law of biology, and through increasing knowledge of science, we may extend our lives indefinitely.
16 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Sensory Libraries
There is No "Smell Pixel" > Similarity > The Sensory DatabaseVision and hearing are analog, but smell references a library. Cybernetic senses would also be linked to a library to explain what the user is sensing.
16 APR 2013 by ideonexus
From Science Fiction to Reality: Mapping the Brain
The Human Cognome Project > Similarity > The BRAIN InitiativeOnce an idea only possible in SF, the Brain Initiative sees modeling the human brain as an actual possibility.
Folksonomies: speculation reality
Folksonomies: speculation reality
10 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Unwinding the Sun from Coal and Trees
Fire is Unwinding the Sun's Energy from the Trees > Comparison > Burning Coals Warms Us With the Warmth of the SunBoth are stored energy from the Sun. Potential turned to work when burned.




