wachter(25)•in #new•2971 days agoBlockchain is the New DemocracyThe democratic ideal of rule by the people is coming full circle. The direct democracy of 5th century BC Athens--the world's first--was an anomaly that nonethel...33$0.00wachter(25)•in new•2971 days agoBlockchain is the New DemocracyThe democratic ideal of rule by the people is coming full circle. The direct democracy of 5th century BC Athens--the world's first--was an anomaly that nonethel...33$0.00
wachter(25)•in #new•3011 days agoSensay.it uses artificial Intelligence to match information seekers with other humans who are experts in any given space.I really think the soon-to-be-realized Sensay.it conversational network is the killer app for messaging. Why? Because the intelligence and interactivity being b...11$0.00wachter(25)•in new•3011 days agoSensay.it uses artificial Intelligence to match information seekers with other humans who are experts in any given space.I really think the soon-to-be-realized Sensay.it conversational network is the killer app for messaging. Why? Because the intelligence and interactivity being b...11$0.00
wachter(25)•in #new•3013 days agoActual Human Beings Answer Your Questions on Sensay.itWhat if you had a cross-platform utility giving you the power to choose an expert or even a confidant from among millions of knowledgeable people across virtual...40$0.00wachter(25)•in new•3013 days agoActual Human Beings Answer Your Questions on Sensay.itWhat if you had a cross-platform utility giving you the power to choose an expert or even a confidant from among millions of knowledgeable people across virtual...40$0.00
wachter(25)•in #new•3149 days agoEvil Is Worth StudyingOur moral concepts are sometimes pushed away from completeness by virtue of the fact that most of the events in our personal lives tend to support the theory th...20$0.00wachter(25)•in new•3149 days agoEvil Is Worth StudyingOur moral concepts are sometimes pushed away from completeness by virtue of the fact that most of the events in our personal lives tend to support the theory th...20$0.00
wachter(25)•in #new•3156 days agoMachine DesireWhat is the key feature of human learning? It is, I believe, the desire to learn. From a very young age, children are instinctively motivated to learn. Also, de...50$0.06wachter(25)•in new•3156 days agoMachine DesireWhat is the key feature of human learning? It is, I believe, the desire to learn. From a very young age, children are instinctively motivated to learn. Also, de...50$0.06
wachter(25)•in #new•3219 days agoThe Jungian "Shadow"One of the most significant concepts to emerge from Jungian psychology--at least as useful as "introvert" and "extrovert"--is that of the "shadow." An individua...4216$0.00wachter(25)•in new•3219 days agoThe Jungian "Shadow"One of the most significant concepts to emerge from Jungian psychology--at least as useful as "introvert" and "extrovert"--is that of the "shadow." An individua...4216$0.00
wachter(25)•in #fiftywords•3223 days agoGrillithicFirst, I leaped from rock to rock, counting them as I went. Then, I picked up a rock and smashed it against another to make it sharp. My ax helped me prepare my...360$0.00wachter(25)•in fiftywords•3223 days agoGrillithicFirst, I leaped from rock to rock, counting them as I went. Then, I picked up a rock and smashed it against another to make it sharp. My ax helped me prepare my...360$0.00
wachter(25)•in #philosophy•3244 days agoDavid Chalmers' "Hard Problem"Animals can do what we do. They can use sign language, tools and their society is eerily similar to our own. But they are not conscious. They are not trying to ...260$0.00wachter(25)•in philosophy•3244 days agoDavid Chalmers' "Hard Problem"Animals can do what we do. They can use sign language, tools and their society is eerily similar to our own. But they are not conscious. They are not trying to ...260$0.00
wachter(25)•in #politics•3260 days agoThe Ancient Greeks Speak on TrumpIn humanity's first democracy, that of Athens in the fifth century BC, the role of the media fell to the playwrights. Aristophanes was the Greeks' Woodward and ...364$0.00wachter(25)•in politics•3260 days agoThe Ancient Greeks Speak on TrumpIn humanity's first democracy, that of Athens in the fifth century BC, the role of the media fell to the playwrights. Aristophanes was the Greeks' Woodward and ...364$0.00
wachter(25)•in #science•3262 days agoThe Mythologizing FunctionLeft to his own devices, man will take available facts and mythologize them into a belief system. Science is such a belief system, even though it has a rigorous...381$0.00wachter(25)•in science•3262 days agoThe Mythologizing FunctionLeft to his own devices, man will take available facts and mythologize them into a belief system. Science is such a belief system, even though it has a rigorous...381$0.00
wachter(25)•in #science•3264 days agoQuantum Mechanics Provides Limits and Great HopeOne contribution of quantum science is we've found there are limits to the division of matter/energy and spacetime. But we've also found our ability to work wit...471$0.00wachter(25)•in science•3264 days agoQuantum Mechanics Provides Limits and Great HopeOne contribution of quantum science is we've found there are limits to the division of matter/energy and spacetime. But we've also found our ability to work wit...471$0.00
wachter(25)•in #philosophy•3266 days agoEvolution Provides an Example of a Changing System Like That of the QuantumWe are all used to seeing changes of state. When the state of a system changes; say, with an animal having offspring, there is no change in the system, only in ...321$0.00wachter(25)•in philosophy•3266 days agoEvolution Provides an Example of a Changing System Like That of the QuantumWe are all used to seeing changes of state. When the state of a system changes; say, with an animal having offspring, there is no change in the system, only in ...321$0.00
wachter(25)•in #new•3267 days agoIs the Homunculus the Ultimate Fake News?Before the discovery of evolution there were some strange theories about heredity. Few were as weird as perhaps the most prevalent, the theory of the homunculus...470$0.00wachter(25)•in new•3267 days agoIs the Homunculus the Ultimate Fake News?Before the discovery of evolution there were some strange theories about heredity. Few were as weird as perhaps the most prevalent, the theory of the homunculus...470$0.00
wachter(25)•in #philosophy•3268 days agoMan Is Too Full Of Himself Right NowMan created God to help him process the unknown. We now have tools other than religion for this purpose; personal relationships are more information-rich, and s...362$0.00wachter(25)•in philosophy•3268 days agoMan Is Too Full Of Himself Right NowMan created God to help him process the unknown. We now have tools other than religion for this purpose; personal relationships are more information-rich, and s...362$0.00
wachter(25)•in #psychology•3310 days agoThe Lens of the IndividualWe have to learn to see the distortions brought about by the "lens" we use to see things: our own minds. This is quite difficult to achieve because when we look...150$0.01wachter(25)•in psychology•3310 days agoThe Lens of the IndividualWe have to learn to see the distortions brought about by the "lens" we use to see things: our own minds. This is quite difficult to achieve because when we look...150$0.01
wachter(25)•in #philosophy•3311 days agoThe Tyranny of The BodyOur bodies are our albatrosses, our crosses to bear and ulitmately, our undoing. We all live in bodies that eat, sleep, have other functions and eventually die....61$0.04wachter(25)•in philosophy•3311 days agoThe Tyranny of The BodyOur bodies are our albatrosses, our crosses to bear and ulitmately, our undoing. We all live in bodies that eat, sleep, have other functions and eventually die....61$0.04
wachter(25)•in #psychology•3312 days agoThe Unknown and the UnknowableThe psyche can be occupied by symbols and archetypes that we are unaware of. Being undiscovered, they are free to affect our behavior unconsciously and therefor...92$0.01wachter(25)•in psychology•3312 days agoThe Unknown and the UnknowableThe psyche can be occupied by symbols and archetypes that we are unaware of. Being undiscovered, they are free to affect our behavior unconsciously and therefor...92$0.01
wachter(25)•in #new•3335 days agoConsciousnessWhy is something so common so hard to describe? Partly because it is so common. We're all "awake" most of the time. But wakefulness is not the equal of consciou...104$0.00wachter(25)•in new•3335 days agoConsciousnessWhy is something so common so hard to describe? Partly because it is so common. We're all "awake" most of the time. But wakefulness is not the equal of consciou...104$0.00
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wachter(25)•in #steemsports•3342 days agoNext to Bolt and Achilles, Miguel Indurain is the Greatest Athlete in the History of Manhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MiguelINDURAIN%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-MiguelINDURAIN%28cropped%29.jpg Miguel Indurain--"Big Mig"--the ...60$0.00wachter(25)•in steemsports•3342 days agoNext to Bolt and Achilles, Miguel Indurain is the Greatest Athlete in the History of Manhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MiguelINDURAIN%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-MiguelINDURAIN%28cropped%29.jpg Miguel Indurain--"Big Mig"--the ...60$0.00
