Biosphere 2

Could humans maintain an ecosystem on the Moon or Mars? In 1991, 8 researchers locked themselves inside this 3.14-acre sealed structure in the Arizona desert for 2 years to test just that. It remains the largest and longest experiment of its kind, ever.Biosphere 2 was built to be an isolated, self-sufficient ecosystem, modelled after the … Les mer

Realpolitik

Alexander Stahel My view: unless the West get its decarbonisation targets & deadlines in line with China (& India), reducing CO2 is 100% risk and 0% reward. What drives policy? In short: @IPCC_CH. Scientists there believe an increase of 1.5C is the “safe limit” for global warming while higher temperatures may change the environment and, … Les mer

AI – The Big Picture

THE BIG PICTURE AI encompasses a wide range of technologies, including: MACHINE LEARNING CATEGORIES Machine learning can be divided into three main categories: MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS There are various forms of machine learning algorithms. USE CASES AI is being used across a wide range of industries, from healthcare to finance, to manufacturing. In healthcare, AI … Les mer

Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation

By Invitation | Artificial intelligenceYuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisationStorytelling computers will change the course of human history, says the historian and philosopher Apr 28th 2023 FEARS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on … Les mer

The Silicon Valley escapism

Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military security to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences Douglas Rushkoff Sun 4 Sep 2022 10.00 BST As a humanist who writes about the impact of digital technology on our lives, I am often mistaken for … Les mer

Peace, love, and Hitler: How Lex Fridman’s podcast became a safe space for the anti-woke tech elite

Julia Black Apr 3, 2023, 10:30 AM In early October, Ye culminated a dayslong spree of inflammatory comments about Black and Jewish people with a tweet declaring, «I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.» The outrage was immediate. Companies like Balenciaga and JPMorgan announced … Les mer

A Farewell to Alms

Med undertittelen «A Brief Economic History of the World» er en bok fra 2007, skrevet av Gregory Clark. Hans teori: Sykdom tok livet av mange ulærde arbeidere i England, og jobbene deres ble overtatt av rikere menneskers sønner, med bedre utdannelse, bedre helse og bedre arbeidsmoral. «Middelklasseverdiene» ble spredd biologisk og kulturell, «downward mobiity» økte … Les mer

Energikommisjonens optimisme

Energikommisjonen la fram rapporten sin i februar 2023. Den handler ikke om konkrete prosjekter, men beskriver 40TWh ekstra som realistisk i løpet av de neste sju årene. La meg forsøke å tegne et bilde av hva det er: Statnett sier: Motstanden mot vindkraftutbygging på land og begrenset potensial for vann- og solkraft, gjør at havvind … Les mer

Forskningsmetoder

Kvalitativ forskning Eksempler på strategier for datainnsamling i kvalitativ forskning inkluderer individuelle dybdeintervjuer, strukturerte og ustrukturerte intervjuer, fokusgrupper, narrativt innhold, dokumentarisk analyse, observasjoner fra deltakere og arkivforskning. Kvalitativ forskning er undersøkende forskning som brukes for å få en forståelse av de underliggende årsakene, meningene og motivasjonene. Det beste eksemplet på en kvalitativ forskningsmetode er ustrukturerte … Les mer

Ted Gioia om menneskers karakter

My 8 Best Techniques for Evaluating Character I wish somebody had told me these things when I was younger. I now practice them when I need to get a fast assessment of people I don’t know well. 1. Forget what they say—instead look at who they marry. This is a sure-fire technique, and it tells … Les mer