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What comes first: ideas or words? The paradox of articulation
Here’s the paradox of articulation: are you excavating existing ideas, or do your thoughts come into being as you speak?
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Does consciousness come from the brain’s electromagnetic field?
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~11 min read · Apr 5th · Instead of a code encrypted in the wiring of our neurons, could consciousness reside in the brain’s electromagnetic field?
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Why humans find it so hard to let go of false beliefs
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~14 min read · Apr 16th · Lies and distortions don’t just afflict the ignorant. The more you know, the more vulnerable you can be to infection
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How the fall of the Roman empire paved the road to modernity
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~13 min read · Apr 15th · The fall of the Roman Empire wasn’t a tragedy for civilisation. It was a lucky break for humanity as a whole
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A mathematician, a philosopher and a gambler walk into a bar
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~13 min read · Apr 20th · If philosophers and mathematicians struggle with probability, can gamblers really hope to grasp their losing game?
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