He just summarized my feeling about TED making science and thought into accessibly vapid entertainment as cult of personality, where you are just supposed to be amazed and not ask questions. I met (more…)
Questioning Ted Talks? After De Grey, then Lisi…. are they smart or smart sounding?
I wrote this around the time it was debunked (since then, a thorough debunking, somewhat rough for Garrett, popped up: http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/11/exceptionally-simple-theory-of.html)Â – “Did (more…)
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the paradox of choice = mind blowing surprising science of motivation where good ideas come from BEWARE – online filter bubbles coolest statistics you’ve ever seen robot (more…)
Something thoughtful for Post 400 – The Filter Bubble
Filter ethics. This is the most important thing regarding Facebook & other online communities that very few people are talking about. Â I note here (June 2010) that hidden streams destroy any legitimacy (more…)