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When you see a fighter circling his opponent it is normally simply to test his opponent's turning speed and reactions.
“All living organisms grow. But in nature there is a self-limiting logic to growth: organisms grow to a point of maturity, and then maintain a state of healthy equilibrium. When growth fails to stop – when cells keep replicating just for the sake of it – it’s because of a coding error, like what happens with cancer. This kind of growth quickly becomes deadly.”
― Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
― Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
“read the poets. Hear their song. Feel the cadence. See how words convey meaning beyond their definitions. May I suggest Whitman, Sandburg and Yeats? That’s a start.”
― Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
― Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
“Above all, the take-home message from this book is that we humans tend to overestimate AI advances and underestimate the complexity of our own intelligence. Today’s”
― Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
― Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.”
― Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
― Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
“A pile of narrow intelligences will never add up to a general intelligence. General intelligence isn’t about the number of abilities, but about the integration between those abilities.”
― Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
― Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
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