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Defending Freedom... logically? Based on what works?I'll get to logical vs. pragmatic defenses of freedom - and a trap most of its defenders fall into - in a minute. But first - -...
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On the Rise of Artificial EntitiesOkay, things are really speeding up re Artificial Intelligence, lately... so much for the "third AI desert" some were talking about in ancient...
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"Aficionado": A tale from EXISTENCEOkay... let's have a "shut up and just play your guitar" moment... AFICIONADO By David Brin A...
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Defending those who defend civilization. Did I make things worse?I'm alternating between postings about science and - well - the crisis of saving civilization from a deeply dangerous/feral world oligarchy,...
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Gaining perspective: imaging Earth - and deep spaceModeling this planet. Having cut my teeth long ago on the Whole Earth Catalogue, and later having written a novel called Earth , I'm a bit...
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A song to make you cry... and determined...I am trying to post only weekly, these days. But this needs doing. At all political extrema the fashion is to pour cynical hate on the...
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Finally, the question of WHY the mad right (and parts of the left) wage war vs. nerds?Am I exaggerating when I call this phase of the U.S. Civil War an outright campaign against smart people ? Earlier I...
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Science advances for a new year - We are (or can be) amazing!Looking back at 2022: a roundup of scientific achievements ... from asteroids to AI and (possibly) fusion. Science journal calls the...
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Is democracy "majority rule"? Or something much more complex and effective?I'll append a few current politics comments at-bottom, especially about the just-culminated and hilariously shameful beginning of the latest U.S....
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The Destiny of Russia at warWar tends to shake or shatter assumptions, each day making the previous day's speculations obsolete. Still, I will finish this quick...
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Science fictional scenarios - From recent news to GATTACA and much more!A PLUS-SIZED POSTING FOR THOSE OF YOU STUCK WITH METERS OF ARCTIC SNOW OUTSIDE YOUR FRONT DOOR... I try to vary my postings among several...
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Lifting our gaze to... the Moon? And beyond?I have some way cool space news to report below. But first a familiar rant. While I disagree with this White House white paper on USA...
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The competent professionals who save the world daily, slandered by erudite Kremlin shillsIn an essay in Claremont Review, one Michael Anton offers a view of history that conveniently rewrites the record, on behalf of right wing mania...
