Juan Orbea

Balaji's argument in The Network State, as I am interpreting it, is as follows. While we do need political collectives bound not just by economic interest but also by moral force, we don't need to stick with the specific political collectives we have today, which are highly flawed and increasingly unrepresentative of people's values. Rather, we... See more

Having criteria for the standard of communication that cultivates Free Ethical and Effective speech is an absolute necessity. 

Through when times are really good and when times are really bad. I think that’s kind of a really good test of a relationship, right? And then sort of find that fertile soil of sort of peace, where things are not totally wild in either direction, where you start to make a decision, right?

Chaos – In this domain, there is no relationship between cause and effect at systems level. The approach is to Act – Sense – Respond and we can discover novel practice. In case of chaotic solution, there is no relationship between cause and effect, so first step is to establish order. Crisis & emergency situations fall in this domain. Hence,... See more

The most compelling scenario for mastering the software of intelligence is to tap into the blueprint of the best example we can get our hands on of an intelligent process. There is no reason why we cannot reverse engineer the human brain, and essentially copy its design. We can readily see every neuron and every connection and every... See more

"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."

Do you relate to the other students naturally? Will they relate to you? Do the students represent the type of aspirations, lifestyle, and interests you want for yourself? There’s no point in joining a network where you won’t actually bond with the other nodes, no matter how prestigious that network is.