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by Simp 10y ago
>'Kahneman tried to explain the hedonic treadmill via with his own aspiration treadmill. He claims that he not only failed, but the data were opposite to his hypothesis.' https://www.edge.org/response-detail&#x2
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by Simp 11y ago
The voice might be computer generated, if it is, it's really well done.
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by Simp 11y ago
>When I was visiting with community college students in Arizona, one young man said to me, “I’m one of the people who’s not good at math.” It kills me when I hear that kind of thing. I think about how different things might have been if
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by Simp 11y ago
>A 2013 paper by two Oxford researchers projected that nearly half of U.S. jobs would be vulnerable to automation within 20 years. Who says "social skills" can't be automated? > But “computers aren’t good at simulating
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by Simp 11y ago
While I think it would be difficult to abolish forced labor right now, I do believe he makes some very good points. It would be a start if we could get some consensus that forced labor is something we should try to get rid off, if it was po
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by Simp 11y ago
>(such as Finland, Norway, Sweden etc.) Norway has an unemployment rate of 3.9%... that's lower than the US (much lower if you use U6 as a metric) or UK. In fact, it's one of the lowest in the world. Source: http://e
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by Simp 11y ago
3 years later and computers now outperform humans on Imagenet. While we still have a lot of work ahead, it shows how fast things can change in the exponential world of computers.
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by Simp 11y ago
Seems like it has already been done: In 2002, other head transplants were also conducted in Japan in rats. Unlike the head transplants performed by Dr. White, however, these head transplants involved grafting one rat's head onto the bo
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by Simp 11y ago
On Wikipedia i find 'It is argued that several up to now hopeless medical conditions might benefit from such procedure.[9][15]'. Many people's initial reaction is disgust. Which i don't blame them for. But what if we can
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by Simp 11y ago
Don't go West young man. (Advice to Columbus.) I. A Voyage to Asia would require three years. II. The western Ocean is infinite and perhaps unnavigable. III. If he reached the Antipodes he could not get back. IV There are no Antipodes
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Mars One CEO responds to criticism of the spacefaring project(theverge.com)
2 points by Simp 12y ago|0 comments
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by Simp 12y ago
The entire point of the "Future and Emerging Technologies" FET Flagship program (where the HBP got it's money) was to fund risky, daring and ambitious technology projects. Here's an article about the Human Genome Project
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by Simp 12y ago
In other words, the same reductions as a placebo would give.
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by Simp 12y ago
The fact that we feel sorry for it as it is kicked is a testament to how dog-like it really is. It reacts to falling over like a real dog would.
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by Simp 12y ago
The link lifebeyondlife submitted is actually quite a good read: Set up to fail: How bosses create their own poor performers http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/research/doc.cfm?did=4... "I like how it desc
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by Simp 12y ago
More information to satisfy the complaints of my critics regarding the date, definitions, forms of meditation, etc: A systematic study on the efficacy of various forms of meditation programs (inc mantra, transcendental, and mindfulness med
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by Simp 12y ago
"start meditating" Research has not shown that meditation beats a placebo Studies about meditation are usually of poor quality. Source: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2013/03/08&#x
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by Simp 12y ago
>> Using this process, he discovered some surprising things—most notably that a company’s team is only about 12 percent predictive of a company’s success. “You need to find a good team that won’t ruin the company, but hiring ‘rock sta
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by Simp 12y ago
According to this article (2014), iOS still has a 32.5% market share in the US. I do admit i'm surprised it's still that high in the US. It's not 50/50, but yes, still a contender in the US. "Android now holds 61.9%
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by Simp 12y ago
That's incorrect: As of the end of Q3 2014, Android was the most popular operating system, with a 84.4% market share, followed by iOS with 11.7%
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by Simp 12y ago
> There was a time a couple of years ago when Android looked like it might gain enough momentum to sweep them away, but it now looks like the iOS market share in developed markets is going to remain fairly solid. What are you talking abo
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by Simp 12y ago
How is that even possible when Android has a 84.4% market share?
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by Simp 12y ago
Western christianity didn't leave all violence behind, see for example anti-abortion violence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence#United_S...
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by Simp 12y ago
I saw a post about it, shortly after it happened, and upvoted it, but it was deleted.
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by Simp 12y ago
Many factors can be the cause of this: You're not really free to pursue long term projects since you have to be available to work/look for a job. You are also stressed because the future is very uncertain. You do not earn money so
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Lowering working hours increases productivity(economist.com)
2 points by Simp 12y ago|0 comments
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by Simp 13y ago
Too bad they still won the battle for the 'saga' trademark. http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/01/23/candy-crush-...
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by Simp 13y ago
>If Exxon and Google were both liquidated today Well, that's exactly it, isn't it? Google has more potential for the future than Exxon.
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by Simp 13y ago
To be honest, it's a little understandable. Unlike on the iPhone, you can get your software from anywhere you want. You are not obligated to use the Play store to get this app. That being said, would any store allow you to display your
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by Simp 13y ago
Accusing someone of being a communist is hardly impartial.

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