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Metaverses~11 min read · 2021-08-03 · The Metaverse of Snow Crash is not a good analogy for the future, as the Internet breaks down into Stephenson’s dystopia · Shared by 336, including Semil, Klaus Eck, Michael Eisenberg, Pascal Sulser, Nico Luchsinger, Lelio Simi, Jonathan Kogan, Bill Johnston, Chris Messina, Joanna (J.F.) Penn, Scott Monty, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Michael Seemann, Thomas Euler
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Finally, as the virtual and physical worlds converge the metaverse made up of digital twins, simulated environments, and mixed reality, is emerging as a first-class platform. With the metaverse the entire world becomes your app canvas. With Azure Digital Twins you can model any asset or place with Azure IoT and keep the digital twin live and up-to-date. Synapse tracks the history of digital twins and finds insights to predict future states, and with Azure you can build autonomous systems that continually learn and improve. Power Platform enables domain experts to expand on and interact with digital twin data using low-code/no-code solutions. And Mesh and Hololens brings real-time collaboration.
The Atlantic
Carbon Tax, Beloved Policy to Fix Climate Change, Is Dead at 478 min read · 2021-07-20 · It reshaped how the world thought about climate change. But its prized trait—bloodless economic efficiency—won it few friends on the right or left. · Shared by 57, including Dr. Jonathan Foley, Pascal Sulser, John Schwartz
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an ExxonMobil lobbyist revealed that his employer, which had claimed to support a carbon tax since 2009, only did so knowing that it could never pass.
WIRED
If You Transplant a Human Head, Does Its Consciousness Follow?3 min read · 2021-03-03 · In her new book, Brandy Schillace recalls the unbelievable legacy of a Cold War era neurosurgeon’s mission to preserve the soul. · Shared by 196, including Jane, Pascal Sulser, Brian Roemmele, Nicolas Babin, Lee Keyes, Vaughan Bell, Gregg Caruso, John Nosta, Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
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National Geographic
America declared independence on July 2—so why is the 4th a holiday?4 min read · 2021-07-03 · The colonies had already voted for freedom from British rule, but debates over slavery held up the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence. · Shared by 9, including Pascal Sulser
Scientific American
A Random Walk through the English Language4 min read · 2021-06-11 · How a dispute between a religious believer and a confirmed atheist led to a major mathematical breakthrough · Shared by 113, including Albert Ràfols, Uyên Đỗ, Pascal Sulser
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There’s almost nothing I think of as more inherently intellectually sterile than verbal warfare between true religious believers and movement atheists
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Interview: Marc Andreessen, VC and tech pioneer~19 min read · 2021-06-22 · Shared by 575, including Michael (मुकेश), Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Chris Messina, Mathew Ingram, Arielle Pardes, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Benedict Evans, Ryan Hoover, Peter Merholz, Steve Faktor, David Andolfatto, Sid Sijbrandij, andrew chen, Tara Mathena Imani, AIA, Kara Swisher, tylercowen, Ser Jeff Garzik, Brian Armstrong, Kevin_Indig
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Don’t follow your passion. Seriously. Don’t follow your passion. Your passion is likely more dumb and useless than anything else. Your passion should be your hobby, not your work. Do it in your spare time.
Quartz
Google has built a stunning, searchable archive of 3,000 years of world fashion2 min read · From 2017 · It's an endlessly entertaining portal touching on everything from modern Japanese streetwear to the clothes worn at Versailles. · Shared by 13, including Pascal Sulser
Existential Comics
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Question1 min read · 2021-04-26 · A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes · Shared by 146, including Pascal Sulser, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷
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Knowable Magazine
You’ve Been Lied to About Lying8 min read · 2021-03-27 · The conventional wisdom about how to spot a liar is all wrong. · Shared by 221, including Esther Schindler, Gabriele, Vaughan Bell, Jeff Atwood, Miguel Angel Escotet, Pascal Sulser
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interviewers can strategically withhold evidence longer, letting a suspect speak more freely; this can lead liars into contradictions.
rootsofprogress.org
Why has nuclear power been a flop?~18 min read · 2021-04-16 · Nuclear is expensive, but it should be cheap · Shared by 45, including Pascal Sulser, Ben Thompson, Ezra Klein, Balaji, David Wallace-Wells, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Jason Crawford, Steven Sinofsky
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Why has climate economics failed us?Summary · ~14 min read · 2021-04-13 · Economists could have helped in the fight against climate change. So far, they haven't. · Shared by 260, including Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan in other places), getAbstract, Pascal Sulser, Tim, sircharlsxavier, Prof Steve Keen, DeLong🖖, Michael (मुकेश), Tom Connor, Elaine Hsieh, Stowe Boyd, Chris Dillow, Rico Grimm, Mirko Lorenz, Michael Nielsen
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The big conceptual mistake here is to assume that whatever economists can easily measure is the sum total of what’s important for the world
Aeon+Psyche
Democracy is common and robust historically and across the globe~12 min read · 2021-03-09 · Democracy is not a torch passed from ancient Athens but a globally common form of government with much to teach us today · Shared by 64, including Pascal Sulser, ExApologist
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Areo
Should You Trust the Myers-Briggs Personality Test?~12 min read · 2021-03-09 · The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most popular personality test in the world. It’s a favourite among Fortune 100 companies, government agencies and regular people. More than 1.5 million… · Shared by 248, including Miguel Angel Escotet, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Stephanie A Kowalski, Ricardo Yasuda, Steven Pinker, Mike Taylor, John Hagel, Amicitia, Pascal Sulser, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, M.J. Crockett, David Pearce, Ceferino Díaz
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WIRED
The Secret Auction that Set Off the Race for AI Supremacy3 min read · 2021-03-16 · How the shape of deep learning—and the fate of the tech industry—went up for sale in Harrah's Room 731, on the shores of Lake Tahoe. · Shared by 143, including Martin Ford, Harold Sinnott #CES2023, AI, Backchannel, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Cade Metz, Pascal Sulser, James Gingerich @Expeflow #NRF2023 #CES2023 #RPA, Christian Hernandez, Terence Mills, Adrienne Fichter, Patricia Churchland, hardmaru, Toni Juan, Brian Ahier
Bloomberg
Air Pollution Kills Far More People Than Covid Ever Will2021-03-11 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 25, including tylercowen, Pascal Sulser, David Wallace-Wells, Reto Knutti
The Guardian
What will the next decade bring? Here are 20 predictions from trend forecasters5 min read · 2021-02-15 · Like all predictions, these should be taken with a grain of salt ... · Shared by 472, including Malik El Bay 🕊🔰🇲🇦, Kevin Roberts, Amicitia, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Johannes Dornisch, Neil Hart 💙, Pascal Sulser, Blake Morgan, Ines Bieler, Alyssa C, Kyle Bunch, Lee Keyes
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