24 MAY 2013 by ideonexus

 Elimination of Professional Photography

Kodak, Instagram, and Automation > Additional Support/Evidence > No Such Thing as Professional Photographers
A 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 Rates
Our 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 Child
We 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 Brain
Are 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 Doubt
How 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 Entropy
From 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 Biology
Death 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 Database
Vision 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 Initiative
Once 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 Sun
Both are stored energy from the Sun. Potential turned to work when burned.
Folksonomies: thermodynamics sun energy
Folksonomies: thermodynamics sun energy