Like. I have grandkids ranging in age from 3 to 27. I wonder if I'll have great grandkids. My adult grandsons' girlfriends think babies are "disgusting". I hope many others in their generation feel differently. --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sun, Jun 16, 2024, 12:59 PM steve smith <[email protected]> wrote: > This is all so apropos of my quest to provide "elder advice" to my > children (40-somethings), nieces/nephews (30-somethings), and grandchildren > (5, 12)... I know (most) everything I experienced/learned a half-century > ago is only marginally relevant as most of what my parents/grandparents > tried to pack me up were both sage and ill-advised at the same time... > > I'll be passing this down a generation or two... > > > > On 6/16/24 9:35 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote: > > Interesting post on hackernews today. Michael Levin is arguing that a > video puzzle game, Baba Is You (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Is_You > or https://hempuli.com/baba/), is good preparation for working in his > lab. > > What’s cool about this puzzle game (besides the fact that it’s challenging >> and fun) is that it gets you to break a number of mental categories and >> think more continuously and fluidly about topics relevant to the >> understanding of life and mind. Among other things, it dissolves barriers >> between data and algorithm, between a cognitive system and its contents, >> and gets you to think differently. People often ask me what kind of >> preparation they need to join our lab; I think I’ll put this game on that >> list. It’s a good introduction to the relevant mental flexibility, >> especially given our latest directions >> <https://drmichaellevin.org/research/newdirections.html>. Hofstadter’s >> incredible, classic GEB >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach> is another such. > > > -- rec -- > > > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ >
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