sparks
Stop chasing miracles.
Miracles, by definition, are things that happen outside of your control.
Miracles, by definition, are things that happen outside of your control.
Sherry Ning • How to be Insightful
Few things shock me like my own forgetfulness.
Frederik Gieschen • Revisiting 2023: Books and Podcasts
I feel a wave of dystopia whenever I confront the intellectual inconsistency of highly educated people.
37 years, 37 realisations.
Edgar D. Mitchell, an astronaut on Apollo 14 and the sixth man to walk on the moon, memorably put it like this:
“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You... See more
Brian Klaas • We Are Different From All Other Humans in History
Commoncog • Letter to a Young Person Worrying About AI
truth
The first thing I would like to say is ‘thank you.’ Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary honour, but the weeks of fear and nausea I have endured at the thought of giving this commencement address have made me lose weight. A win-win situation!
JK Rowling commencement address