ALTERNATIVE FUTURE HISTORY: CUBAN DEMOCRACY3년 전 by natator8860 in fictionALTERNATIVE FUTURE HISTORY: CUBAN DEMOCRACYMargaret Trudeau, mother of Justin Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, and wife to Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime…
ART PERSONIFIED - OLYMPICS3년 전 by natator8860 in olympicsART PERSONIFIED - OLYMPICSAliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany just captured the gold medal at the PyeongChang Winter 2018 Olympics.…
The Most Heartwarming Headline You'll See Maybe Ever3년 전 by natator8860 in newsThe Most Heartwarming Headline You'll See Maybe EverSouth Korea Asks UN for Permission to Let North Korean Official Attend Olympics I sometimes sit and ponder how…
Suicidal Species and the Complexity of Nature3년 전 by natator8860 in ecologySuicidal Species and the Complexity of NatureSuicidal Species Are (nonhuman) species suicidal by nature? That is, will they consume prey until there is no prey…
Make America Green Again3년 전 by natator8860 in environmentalismMake America Green AgainThe Sierra Club just sent a sticker in the mail: Make America Green Again. I'm going to use this sticker, and…
A Libertarian and Epistemocratic View of Ecology3년 전 by natator8860 in ecologyA Libertarian and Epistemocratic View of EcologyWhat do the primacy of the individual and a recognition of the unknowable have to do with ecology? Let us rewind time…
Discordant Harmonies - Daniel B. Botkin3년 전 by natator8860 in natureDiscordant Harmonies - Daniel B. BotkinIs nature intrinsically harmonious or inharmonious? Mainstream ecologists would probably reply, "Harmonious, of…
Maximize the Serendipity Around You3년 전 by natator8860 in lifeMaximize the Serendipity Around YouNassim Taleb is full of one-liners good for maxims, mottoes, and mantras. Just read his book "The Bed of Procrustes."…
Winter Beauty3년 전 by natator8860 in photographyWinter BeautyMy Mom is an excellent photographer. She shot this pine cone during Golden Light, an hour after sunrise or sunset.…
Why I Hope Bitcoin Keeps Dropping3년 전 by natator8860 in bitcoinWhy I Hope Bitcoin Keeps DroppingAt the beginning of this year, I had about enough cryptocurrency here on steemit to buy one Bitcoin. But I didn't…
AI Fears Overhyped3년 전 by natator8860 in cognitive-biasesAI Fears OverhypedEvery time I read one of Bill Gates' injunctions against AI, or Elon Musk's warnings against it, I don't feel afraid.…
WESTERN CIVILIZATION'S THREE WORLDVIEWS3년 전 by natator8860 in philosophyWESTERN CIVILIZATION'S THREE WORLDVIEWSTraditionalism, Modernism, and Postmodernism: which will win out in the end? "Sunlight is the best…
CAN WE LEARN ANYTHING FROM THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES?3년 전 by natator8860 in newsCAN WE LEARN ANYTHING FROM THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES?Yes, we can. Specifically: Nature is more powerful than we are We need more prescribed burns We need to…
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW AND WE CAN'T PREDICT IT3년 전 by natator8860 in scienceWE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW AND WE CAN'T PREDICT ITMULTIPLICATIVE DIFFICULTY HYPOTHESIS How can we predict things? What does trying to predict the 25th impact of a…
MEME CONTEST- YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ3년 전 by natator8860 in contestMEME CONTEST- YOU ARE WHAT YOU READEarn SBD! Have fun! Be creative! I'm reopening my Meme Contest , since I didn't get any entrants last time.…
BRAINS ARE ANTICIPATION MACHINES3년 전 by natator8860 in scienceBRAINS ARE ANTICIPATION MACHINESHYPOTHESIS Why do we predict the future? Why do we anticipate? What is the evolutionary foundation for this…
CHARACTER VS DIVERSITY3년 전 by natator8860 in societyCHARACTER VS DIVERSITYTHE HYPOTHESIS I went to givewell.org to search for Property and Environment Research Council, a company I…
HORSE FEATHERS EVERYWHERE3년 전 by natator8860 in lifeHORSE FEATHERS EVERYWHEREHave you ever gotten something in your mind and started seeing it everywhere? Probably, because this is a version of…
WHY WAS THE FROG INCORRECT? IT JUMPED TO THE WRONG CONCLUSION.3년 전 by natator8860 in environmentalismWHY WAS THE FROG INCORRECT? IT JUMPED TO THE WRONG CONCLUSION.What do Dusky Gopher Frogs and property rights have in common? I wish I could think of a punchline, but neither the…
How to Hold a Frog3년 전 by natator8860 in natureHow to Hold a FrogI am quite the herpetology (amphibians and reptiles) freak, and I enjoy spreading my passion to others. This summer, I…