Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
While there’s no way to uninvent the nuclear bomb or the genetic engineering tools that can juice pathogens, catastrophic AI has yet to be created, meaning it’s one type of doom we have the ability to preemptively stop.
The case for slowing down AI
Want antifragile kids? Get out of their way
bigthink.com
WeWork's current workplace model is more centred around flexibility and collaboration, with a wide variety of meeting spaces, more lounge-style seating and different types of lighting.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
theguardian.com
The implication of these studies is that this so-called “selective exposure bias” may be pushing us into more polarised positions.
This cognitive bias can push people into more extreme ideological positions | BPS
Living in an age of digital distraction has wreaked havoc on our brains—but there’s much we can do to restore our tech–life balance.
Error | Harvard University Press
Parents have long been sold a model of childrearing that simply doesn’t work. From reward charts to time outs, many popular parenting approaches are based on shaping behavior, not raising humans. These techniques don’t build the skills kids need for life, or account for their complex emotional needs. Add to that parents’ complicated relationships... See more
Becky Kennedy • Good Inside
The more I think about it, the more I think this is why so many of us, myself included, are attracted to data-based optimization. We’re painfully aware that we are vulnerable, fallible creatures. Our shame about that is reflected in Western religious traditions: The Bible tells us that upon first creating the world, God “saw that it was good,” but... See more