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The Dilution Of Presence

The experience acquired during the pandemic from using tools such as videoconferencing across a range of situations has prompted several companies to experiment with new technologies and interfaces for when the pandemic is behind us and we’re living in the new normal. The basic idea is to replace the need for face-to-face contact with technologies […]

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How Selective Memory Shapes Lives

Key Takeaways: This is what Gandhi meant by “We need not wait to see what others do,” because we are world-makers in our own right: worlds that don’t empirically exist outside of our minds, except in the actions they sponsor. People are especially likely to process information to support their own beliefs when the issue […]

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Are Big Businesses Actually Helping The Environment In Their ESG?

Key Takeaway: A study of 100 of the world’s largest businesses found that two-thirds of them carry out restoration activities, but the evidence supporting these efforts is inadequate. Many corporate sustainability reports lack rigor in defining restoration, outlining methodologies, and quantifying outcomes. They also fail to clearly distinguish between projects designed to align with legal […]

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How A.I. Might Shape Religion

Key Takeaway: AI is transforming our engagement with faith and spirituality by making access to ancient texts easier and enabling AI-tutors to guide people through them. However, AI also poses challenges, such as misinformation and misrepresentation, which could lead to hate crimes and community tensions. In the future, AI will become a co-pilot for all […]

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Does Science Show Free Will Doesn’t Exist?

Key Takeaway: Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky’s book, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, has been criticized for arguing that free will is an illusion. Determinism, the idea that we are causally determined to act as we do due to our histories, is a radical position that only 11% of philosophers agree with. However, […]

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The Clothes We Wear

Key Takeaways: Whether “wrong color get you killed” or “street pajamas get you laid”, clothing is—for most of us—a form of conscious projection: of our values, wealth, aspirations and affiliation. For some, the drive to wear one’s inner life on the outside isn’t a function of culture, religion or socio-economics. Others’ clothing choices can bring […]

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Why Meaning Of Life Matters For Society

Meaning in life reflects the feeling that one’s existence has significance, purpose, and coherence (see Heintzelman and King, 2014). A growing body of research identifies meaning in life as a fundamental human need that strongly influences both psychological and physical well-being (see Vail and Routledge, 2020). Individuals who perceive their lives as full of meaning live longer, […]

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How a nuclear ‘crisis’ was averted using analysis

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The Philosophy Of Tantra

Key Takeaway: Tantra, a concept associated with sex life, has a rich history and can be viewed with suspicion by practitioners from both sides. Neotantrikas, who practice neotantric sex practices, are accused of neglecting the deep spiritual truths of the original Tantric movement, replacing it with a Western-influenced sex obsession. Scholars like Hugh Urban and […]

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What Is Meaningful Work?

Key Takeaway: Work is a crucial aspect of modern life, with 82% of employees stating that creating meaningful work is a top priority. Meaningful work requires an objective feature that connects the worker with a larger framework that extends beyond themselves. This feature is social contribution, which is the positive difference made by the work […]

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Influencers: Who’s Influencing Who?

There’s an article in The New York Times worth reading about the relationship between influencer statistics and book sales, entitled “Millions of followers? For book sales, ‘it’s unreliable”, which has gotten the publishing industry talking about how best to market new titles. The limits of influencers are becoming increasingly clear: the first question revolves around […]

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What Makes People Willing To Risk Their Lives To Save Others?

Key Takeaways: Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type? People tend to have an idea of what heroes are like. Psychologists are still at a loss to predict in advance who will heroically step up when needed. Some studies show that people who exhibit heroic behavior and first responders score high on […]

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Can A.I. Artists Beat Human Creativity?

Key Takeaways: People consider creativity to be inherently human. But these AI models are beginning to have an impact in the real world, as seen with the prize-winning Midjourney picture. And generating fine art is different to producing digital designs. Both methods use the same underlying approach, known as a diffusion model computer program, which […]

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The Philosophy Of Parenthood

Key Takeaway: Anti-natalism is a philosophical view that it is ethically wrong to bring anyone else into being, focusing on worries about suffering and choice. It is not an exclusively modern attitude, but it is based on ancient Greek playwright Sophocles’ belief that life contains far more suffering than good. Contemporary arguments focus on the […]

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The Essence Of Classical Pianos

Key Takeaways: Pianos still proliferate in music schools, despite predictions about the decline of acoustic music. It is a sad fact, though, that homes can be hard to find for old pianos, especially uprights. Partly, this is due to their ubiquity in earlier generations. It used to be the case that every home had an […]

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The Role Of Faith In The Age Of Science And Reason

Key Takeaway: Pope Francis praised the “brilliant and inquisitive mind” of French philosopher Blaise Pascal, born 400 years ago. Pascal’s work, including the first calculating machines and public transport system, emphasized the importance of understanding one’s true human nature. He believed that faith in God is essential for human happiness and that humans must make […]

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