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Ultra-processed foods damage health and shorten life
Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research
During August 2021–August 2023, the mean percentage of total calories consumed from ultra-processed foods among those age 1 year and older was 55.0%.
consciousness
if an animal’s life is worth living without having a point and without being meaningful in any of the usual senses, then perhaps a human life can al
One of the most honest accounts I’ve encountered of humanity’s relationship with nonhuman animals comes from political theorist Dinesh Wadiwel, who de
Do animals experience mental illness? Modern science shows animals and humans may experience fear-based anxiety in similar ways.
Humanity is not the standard by which the rest of the animal kingdom should be judged. Rather, human institutions should be judged by the degree to wh
Though our collective forgetting is enormous, it is mostly unremarkable to those who study the transmission of culture. What puzzles me, and others wh
The ED is also one of the main people responsible for setting the norms for our organizational culture (how we act) as well as our goals (what we act
Humanity is not the standard by which the rest of the animal kingdom should be judged. Rather, human institutions should be judged by the degree to wh
Stuff I want to learn or that I already learned
Startup Marketing Resources | SYSTM
Learned helplessness, the failure to escape shock induced by uncontrollable aversive events, was discovered half a century ago. Seligman and Maier (19
the nervous system is not only a biological entity but also a complex network highly responsive to personal interests. This concept suggests that when
Edward Deci and Richard Ryan. People feel motivated when they are put in situations that give them autonomy (I’m in control of my choices), competence
we’d argue that if you produce something iconic, you can create a cultural moment that ripples through people’s crowded psyches and impacts them deepl
The MIT developmental psychologist Laura Schulz has found that if a teacher offers instruction on how to use an object, she is unintentionally limitin
cognitive polarization
Edward Deci and Richard Ryan. People feel motivated when they are put in situations that give them autonomy (I’m in control of my choices), competence
Together, wanting and liking encourage us to pursue rewards. But these sensations can also stand alone, creating situations where you might know that
the nervous system is not only a biological entity but also a complex network highly responsive to personal interests. This concept suggests that when
Edward Deci and Richard Ryan. People feel motivated when they are put in situations that give them autonomy (I’m in control of my choices), competence
The psychiatrist and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist identified precisely this pattern in patients with right hemisphere brain damage. They remain art
The MIT developmental psychologist Laura Schulz has found that if a teacher offers instruction on how to use an object, she is unintentionally limitin
cognitive polarization
Edward Deci and Richard Ryan. People feel motivated when they are put in situations that give them autonomy (I’m in control of my choices), competence
I often wonder why musicians don’t seem more alarmed by the rise of these songwriting generators. But perhaps I am hopelessly out of touch with how th
A tool that shields us from the friction of the work is compelling, but if we don’t experience the friction, we will never change the work.
cognitive polarization
Thinking about curiosity as going beyond the need for quick answers also highlights the power of what happens when we engage with uncertainty: hav
although piquing interest can indeed drive an urgent desire for answers, it can also elicit more patience, setting people up for those moments of di
The MIT developmental psychologist Laura Schulz has found that if a teacher offers instruction on how to use an object, she is unintentionally limitin
cognitive polarization
Not only could the same model no longer be accurate, but furthermore, this polluted content could then be used by the other LLMS for their own trainin
The psychiatrist and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist identified precisely this pattern in patients with right hemisphere brain damage. They remain art
The MIT developmental psychologist Laura Schulz has found that if a teacher offers instruction on how to use an object, she is unintentionally limitin
cognitive polarization
Not only could the same model no longer be accurate, but furthermore, this polluted content could then be used by the other LLMS for their own trainin
If you’re going to take a thought experiment seriously, you have to be willing to follow the implications, even if they lead in an uncomfortable direc
The psychiatrist and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist identified precisely this pattern in patients with right hemisphere brain damage. They remain art
The MIT developmental psychologist Laura Schulz has found that if a teacher offers instruction on how to use an object, she is unintentionally limitin
In recent times, degrowth has in various ways been linked to the notion of a wellbeing economy. The extent to which the two are compatible has however
For instance, studies on meditators have shown that their somatosensory perception is more sensitive to subtle internal sensations, potentially leadin
The Empathy Trap: Lessons from Contemplative Medicine | Jud Brewer“When we can see how being with suffering doesn't deplete us, and, in fact, energize
The psychiatrist and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist identified precisely this pattern in patients with right hemisphere brain damage. They remain art
The results showed that people with a higher desire to so-cially connect were more likely to anthropomorphize thechatbot, ascribing humanlike mental p
The science of intersubjectivity, with its understanding of feelings, embodiment, and companionship, is needed more today than it ever has been. With
Not only could the same model no longer be accurate, but furthermore, this polluted content could then be used by the other LLMS for their own trainin
The psychiatrist and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist identified precisely this pattern in patients with right hemisphere brain damage. They remain art
One might point out that movie characters or videogame NPCs give off a similarly deceiving impression of being conscious, and yet it would surely be e
people turn to AI with existential questions and complex, unresolved scientific problems because they think that the mystical processes in AI systems
The primary difference between deepfake photos and LLM conversations is that the people who generate the former are deliberately trying to fool others
If you’re going to take a thought experiment seriously, you have to be willing to follow the implications, even if they lead in an uncomfortable direc
The TESCREAL Bundle
The primary difference between deepfake photos and LLM conversations is that the people who generate the former are deliberately trying to fool others
If you’re going to take a thought experiment seriously, you have to be willing to follow the implications, even if they lead in an uncomfortable direc
Content filtering doesn’t catch implicit deception. Safety guardrails don’t prevent fabricated intimacy if the AI isn’t saying anything explicitly har
The results showed that people with a higher desire to so-cially connect were more likely to anthropomorphize thechatbot, ascribing humanlike mental p
The science of intersubjectivity, with its understanding of feelings, embodiment, and companionship, is needed more today than it ever has been. With
Not only could the same model no longer be accurate, but furthermore, this polluted content could then be used by the other LLMS for their own trainin
Content filtering doesn’t catch implicit deception. Safety guardrails don’t prevent fabricated intimacy if the AI isn’t saying anything explicitly har
The results showed that people with a higher desire to so-cially connect were more likely to anthropomorphize thechatbot, ascribing humanlike mental p
The science of intersubjectivity, with its understanding of feelings, embodiment, and companionship, is needed more today than it ever has been. With
Not only could the same model no longer be accurate, but furthermore, this polluted content could then be used by the other LLMS for their own trainin
‘When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing.’
Empathy, or feeling with another, is not the same as compassion, or feeling for another. In empathy, we suffer with the other or share their joy or ot
The science of intersubjectivity, with its understanding of feelings, embodiment, and companionship, is needed more today than it ever has been. With
Content filtering doesn’t catch implicit deception. Safety guardrails don’t prevent fabricated intimacy if the AI isn’t saying anything explicitly har
The results showed that people with a higher desire to so-cially connect were more likely to anthropomorphize thechatbot, ascribing humanlike mental p