“ Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
One of the most inspirational videos I have ever seen. Kony 2012. Make him infamous.
To Understand Is to Perceive Patterns »
To Understand Is To Perceive Patterns
Patterns are everywhere. In thought, in nature, in science, in design … we continuously strive to apply order to our information experiences. Or are they there waiting for us?
It could be as simple as counting or arranging shapes. It could be as complex as flocks of birds and neuronal projections. But it applies to everything, from our ability to read words on a page to the study of neuroaesthetics.
But we are left with a question: Is the order innate, defined by biological process and evolutionary selection, or is it a construction of our neural network, and its tendencies toward pattern creation?
What do you think?
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“ Life’s too short to be unhappy.
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Marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi during the battle for Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945.
The Materialist Fallacy »
Our problems as a society can’t all be reduced to pure economics.
Cop Says Drug War Makes People Distrust Police
Peter Moskos, a former Baltimore cop, joins a panel discussion on about the ways the “war on drugs” harms relationships between police and the communities they are charged with serving and protecting.
