Dreaming Impossible Dreams
Is it worth dreaming impossible dreams? Think about it. What is the alternative? Should you not dream at all, or…
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Intelligence Augmentation
Intelligence augmentation is the ability to complement our biological natural faculties of reasoning with new ones based on cultural and…
Applying Elon Musk’s First Principles Thinking
What does it mean for Elon Musk to start from first principles? When does he address a given technological challenge?…
Thinking the Unthinkable
Even if you are not a science fiction author, you are now living in a science fictional world, where your…
Thinking with X
We are convinced, through the collective narrative leveraging our scientific understanding, that we think with our brains. While that is…
Get off the pedestal to live the change
I am often asked what is the role of parents, and teachers in an era of rapid change. How can…
Technology Gives Form to our Moral Ambitions
In the thousands of years that we have built human societies we haven’t become better people. But still, there have…
I Believe in Heterodoxy
A naturalistic outlook offers the thrill of an unending exploration. The tools of science and reason have evolved to explore…
Can You Change My Mind?
Self-awareness, and introspection are uniquely evolved human capabilities. Recognizing our own identity and states of mind brings us to question…