Connection
Jennifer Baez and
Connection
Astronaut Scott Kelly on intelligence:
“The smartest person in the room, I’ve learned, is usually the person who knows how to tap into the intelligence of every person in the room.”
Oscar Wilde, on bad reply game:
"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
Visakan Veerasamy • Tweet
Not only are we failing to consider other species, we are flailing in our connection with one another.
Erica Berry • ‘Playing animal’ reflects back our yearnings and repulsions | Aeon Essays
Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
MargaretC and • 10 cards
This line from David Foster Wallace still haunts me:
“The next suitable person you’re in light conversation with, you stop suddenly in the middle of the conversation and look at the person closely and say, “What’s wrong?” You say it in a concerned way. He’ll say, “What do you mean?” You say, “Something’s wrong. I can tell. What is it?”... See more
And he’ll
Tommy Dixon on Substack
Quanta interviewed 19 current and former NLP researchers to tell that story. From experts to students, tenured academics to startup founders, they describe a series of moments — dawning realizations, elated encounters and at least one “existential crisis” — that changed their world. And ours.
John Pavlus • When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History | Quanta Magazine
on my mind:
information can move at the speed of light but deep bonds and human connection cannot move faster than the rate at which trust can grow
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