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Will the Supremes Dump Donald? And the Doctorow Doctrine on AISo now there's speculation that the U.S. Supreme Court might back up Colorado and disqualify Trump, by saying 'it's up to each state.' I am...
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Patterns and tactics that debase our politics (and maybe even yours)== Again, be passionate... but NOT "mad as hell!" == As we embark on a year of political hell in the USA - and therefore the world - I...
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Human origins - and evolution. Patterns of cooperation and competitionI'm avoiding politics once again this time, in order to dive into the endlessly fascinating topic of human origins . And hence first, for...
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Yet more science! A year-end update of amazements.What drives leaps in technological innovation? Just posted on my secondary blog: I discuss how government-funded science plays a role in...
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The obsession with historical "cycles - and the coming 'hero generation!'Again and again, I keep encountering time fetishes that correlate with political ones. For example, traditional Marxists tended toward...
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Space resources and advances... plus aliens & ufos, oh my!Okay SPAAAACE-time. To the chagrin of those trying to destroy our confidence, we keep doing fine and wonderful things! ...
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What JoeB oughta do right now... and your annual appeal to use your PROXY POWER!This posting got delayed for many reasons. But the first of several topics won't wait. Because tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! So first...
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More 'prophetic'(?) extracts from Earth...I just finished re-editing (and hence re-reading) EARTH for the first time in 20 years. (Dang that young feller could write...)...
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Updates in bioscience & biotechSo, Pres. Biden and the U.N. and every futurist NGO are all setting up AI Advisory Councils and such, while the functional branch of Congress -...
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Anticipating Artificial Intelligence - the problems/promisesDoug Rushkoff's Team Human podcast dives into an hour with me, discussing a vital Big Picture Question -- perhaps the biggest - that's...
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For your predictive appreciation: Bits From EARTH. Excerpt #1I've been reducing my blog postings to once a week, because each takes care and attention. (Likely more than you'll get from anyone else using...
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OppenheimerWe just watched Oppenheimer . And sure, I am grateful that Christopher Nolan is making the kind of sprawling, deeply-moving and meaningful...
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The core goal of tyrants: The "Red-Caesar" Cult and a restored era of The Great Man.Amid all the recent hubbub and frightening global messes, what can I possibly offer you? Perhaps some step-back perspective? A litle...
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About Ideology (Including Yours.) And roots in Romanticism.First some announcements : 1. On my other - more formal - blog, I ask " Does government-funded science...
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AI and Human Destiny... Plus a little about UFOs and Transparency...Alas, when it comes to all the hand-wringing over artificial intelligence, there appears to be little sapience being offered by the smart guys...
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Sci Fi News & roundup!Topical note: Probably my fiction story most pertinent to today’s Artificial Intelligence ‘crisis’ - " Stones of...
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Prepper-Lords intend to leave us in the lurch... then dominate the wasteland aftermath. Worse - they want it!Douglas Rushkoff’s book - Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires – describes his encounters with a dangerous...
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Okay. This time the UFO mania isn’t ebbing, so…Usually, these completely silly UFO blather manias - twice per decade for 80 years - start to fade after a year or so of evidence-free...
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Your DUTY as a sci fi fan... ?As a lover of grand or subtle thought experiments, your duty is to Pay It Forward! SF has been very good...
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Putin's real plan" The ideology of Putinism is quite eclectic; in it, respect for the Soviet lies side by side with feudal ethics, Lenin sharing a bed...
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More space updates… And yeah, the ongoing UFO sillinessI am a co-author of this paper, “ Science opportunities with solar sailing smallsats , ” announcing “Project Sundiver” …...
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The Struggle Against Vile Authority Continues... but which authority? Want the perfect place to express discontent?First - for those of you tl;dr folks who only have patience for just a few paragraphs -- a mini-rant you'll like: ==...
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Space updates - mostly great science... and a bit of UFOsIs this worth pondering as another worry on our plate? A year or so ago astronomers were saying “Don’t worry (much) about Betelgeuse going...
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Those who would be our new lords and kings - part 2. Plus a note re UFOs.FIRST A BRIEF NOTE: For weeks I've been parrying online salvos from the "I need to believe!" cult, enraged by my caustic skepticism toward the...
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Those who would be kings - Part 1. 'Neo-Monarchists’ and others who demand we drop what works, in favor or what always failedThis is not a polite essay - a two-parter offering new (and some older) insights into a world oligarchic putsch that endangers us all......
