Re: [FRIAM] New Mexican's Sunday's story on education proficiency

Assuming this question reflects the type of mathematics questions posed to fourth graders, it raises a pertinent query: what is the pedagogical value of such mathematical questions for 9- or 10-year-old students? Living in a world where it is a rarity for a cashier to perform basic mental arithmet

Re: [FRIAM] New Mexican's Sunday's story on education proficiency

>From tally marks as numbers are real things to modern mathematics Tally marks were the first way people counted things. They were good for simple counting and helped people think of better ways to count. As societies grew and needed to count more things, they needed better methods. Tally marks we

Re: [FRIAM] Why the Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thought

Jochen, Thank you for your thoughtful and engaging post! It's never too late for a good discussion, even if we sometimes get distracted by the call of daily life (or perhaps the allure of a particularly captivating cat video). Your points on the necessity of language for meta-awareness and the in

Re: [FRIAM] Why the Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thought

The role of language in achieving meta-awareness explores the nuanced distinctions between mechanistic descriptions of awareness and the richer, more integrated experiences of consciousness, such as those observed in animals. While mechanistic explanations are valid, they often lack the depth to ca

Re: [FRIAM] Why the Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thought

I remember a while ago learning about the late Daniel Dennett's view that consciousness is an illusion. I didn't fully understand it at the time, but my admiration for him and his ideas kept it in my mind. When I asked ChatGPT to summarize Dennett's view, here's what I got: Daniel Dennett, a promi

Re: [FRIAM] AI art

I truly don't claim to know where AI is headed. However, I am convinced that tomorrow's AI will be significantly smarter than today's. My perspective on the future of AI isn't based on any special insight or predictive power, but rather on my hopes for what could happen. I envision AI developing to

Re: [FRIAM] AI art

As for chess, it seems like AI is now truly on another level than humans. >From a 2021 blog post https://www.chessable.com/blog/computers-vs-humans-in-chess-who-is-better/ "chess computers with sufficient processing strength will always be able to beat any human, calculating the most efficient move

Re: [FRIAM] AI art

autonomous agents, as > opposed to oracles in the temple. And *then*, as autonomous agents, it > would start to be interesting to see them interact with one another in the > same way we might enjoy watching humans interact. > > > On 6/22/24 20:32, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > >

[FRIAM] AI art

AI will never fully replace humans in the realm of pure art. While AI has made impressive strides in generating art, humans inherently gravitate towards creations by fellow humans. This preference stems from our deep-seated connection to human experiences and emotions. Consider the analogy of ches

Re: [FRIAM] Democracy at work

> issues from time to time. > > I think of SA as being somewhat unique in a number of ways that might be > salient to the contemporary questions at hand in the world which include > maybe most notably the waning (or ringing) legacy of the colonialism that > started during the age of

[FRIAM] Democracy at work

We recently had a general election here in South Africa, and I am extremely proud to be South African given the current developments. The ANC, which has been in power since the first democratic election in 1994, lost their absolute majority, with their percentage share of the vote decreasing from a

Re: [FRIAM] new directions at the michael levin lab

After briefly looking at Baba and discovering that Michael Levin, whose work I admire, holds it in high regard, I think it's worth evaluating. One of my daughters lives on another continent with her family, and I am fortunate to have a weekly remote one-hour session teaching Python to my nine-year-

Re: [FRIAM] From Merle

The situation in Gaza, as presented by a South African perspective, is complex and multi-layered. Firstly, consider the daily life of an average Gaza citizen. The actions of Israel, which some view as inhumane, have led to a perception of Israel as malevolent. Secondly, there's the strategy employe

Re: [FRIAM] Open AI

https://twitter.com/sama/status/1727207458324848883?t=Dms3joF7SRmHQQ--nGVv8w&s=19 On Wed, 22 Nov 2023, 9:42 am Pieter Steenekamp, wrote: > Hot off the press; Sam is going back to OpenAI. > A new board has been appointed. > It seems like Sam got what he wanted. > > On Wed, 2

Re: [FRIAM] Open AI

Hot off the press; Sam is going back to OpenAI. A new board has been appointed. It seems like Sam got what he wanted. On Wed, 22 Nov 2023, 7:22 am Pieter Steenekamp, wrote: > Background > OpenAI is actually two companies. The original not for profit parent > company and the f

Re: [FRIAM] Open AI

Background OpenAI is actually two companies. The original not for profit parent company and the for profit subsidiary. The parent, not for profit, appoints the board of the for profit subsidiary and does not have a fudiciary obligation towards the financial well-being of the company, only towards h

Re: [FRIAM] cults

I carefully listened to Musk's speech as provided in the reference and attempted to reconcile Marcus's comments with it. Here are my observations: a) Marcus states, "I realized I kind of agree with Musk about the benefits of more isolation." However, I interpret Musk's stance differently. He appea

Re: [FRIAM] On Apple Podcasts: Solving Tornadoes: Woke Meteorology

I listened to the podcast and my opinion is that this guy, James McGinn, is a crackpot. On Thu, 7 Sept 2023 at 05:28, Nicholas Thompson wrote: > *Hi, all,* > > *I was casting about for a podcast on meteorology and stumbled on this > guy. I can’t tell if he’s a total raging loon. he says some in

Re: [FRIAM] Is the American political system broken?

Steve asked me: *Pieter - I appreciate the international parallax that Friam (sometimes) offers such as yours here. I'd be interested in a little more of your own analysis based on your personal socio-economic-political position as well as your cultural heritage and of course your geopolitical p

Re: [FRIAM] Watch "The Most Important Idea in Physics: The Principle of Least Action - Ask a Spaceman!" on YouTube

in yo one's thinking. That's an intellectual > foul. > > Thank you again for your honest and inspiring response. Now, it has > stopped raining and I must return to to the garden. > > Nick > > On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 2:50 AM Pieter Steenekamp < > piet...@ra

Re: [FRIAM] Watch "The Most Important Idea in Physics: The Principle of Least Action - Ask a Spaceman!" on YouTube

Hi Nick, Exercise caution when attempting to grasp the principle of least action, particularly if you desire an intuitive comprehension of it. It is essential to recognize the significance of the principle of least action, as it applies to various areas of physics and could potentially hold a clo

Re: [FRIAM] Paxton's stages as a dynamical system

and dictators live in constant fear they > will be overthrown and rely on a number of allies to govern [3]: "All > dictators face threats from the masses, and I call the political problem of > balancing against the majority excluded from power the problem of > authoritarian control. Yet di

Re: [FRIAM] Paxton's stages as a dynamical system

We're facing a difficult situation in South Africa. The upcoming BRICS summit in Cape Town, scheduled for August 22-24, includes an invitation to Putin. However, the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for his arrest due to allegations of illicit dealings with Ukrainian children. As a

Re: [FRIAM] selective optimism

>> (they already have the wealth). To me, this is nothing more than an >> acceleration of a 75 year trend to use the educational system to produce >> graduates that are compliant and gullible rather than informed and >> intelligent—the latter, obviously, being dangerous to

Re: [FRIAM] selective optimism

People have different ideas about AI. Naomi Klein thinks that the idea that AI will solve all our problems is a big joke. She thinks the tech people are trying to trick us! She thinks AI is not just a tool but also a creation of the people who made it. Naomi is afraid that if we keep believing in t

Re: [FRIAM] Cory Doctorow on AI hype vs Crypto Hype

xisting claims of emergent abilities are >> creations of the researcher's analyses, not fundamental changes in model >> behavior on specific tasks with scale. > > > -- rec -- > > > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 12:33 AM Pieter Steenekamp < > piet...@randcontrols.co

Re: [FRIAM] Cory Doctorow on AI hype vs Crypto Hype

Sorry, I forgot to add the url of the interview. (580) The Current State of Artificial Intelligence with James Wang - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6WL4X6pmCY> On Mon, 8 May 2023 at 08:27, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > I am very excited about the basic idea that neither Googl

Re: [FRIAM] Cory Doctorow on AI hype vs Crypto Hype

I am very excited about the basic idea that neither Google nor any Big Tech company has the Moat as per the hackernews reference above. Very interesting around this is the interview with James Wang of Cerebras James Wang about this where he makes a strong case (in my view in any case) that in futur

Re: [FRIAM] Dissecting Recall of Factual Associations in, Auto-Regressive Language Models

You know what endlessly fascinates me? The way large language models are like those magic growth pills you see in cartoons. Just add some extra data, give it a stir, and voila! Emergent abilities appear out of thin air. It's like watching a kid turn into a superhero overnight. I quote verbatim fro

Re: [FRIAM] Cory Doctorow on AI hype vs Crypto Hype

I don't have the article, but maybe as a second best the following interview with Geoffry Hinton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sitHS6UDMJc On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 08:16, Roger Critchlow wrote: > Merle -- > > I tried, but it's paywalled to me now. > > -- rec -- > > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Re: [FRIAM] Cory Doctorow on AI hype vs Crypto Hype

AI is exploding like a birthday cake with too many candles, and it's mind-blowing what machines can do! Yann LeCun and I are on the same wavelength here: the world needs more brains. Thanks to machine intelligence amplifying human intelligence, we're heading towards a new Renaissance, a brighter er

Re: [FRIAM] remembering Swarm

Russell, Are you working on https://ravel.bio/ ? Looks very exciting! Do you have more information on it. The website info is very sketchy/ On Tue, 2 May 2023 at 01:08, Russell Standish wrote: > On Mon, May 01, 2023 at 10:40:00AM +0200, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > > I like Python, b

Re: [FRIAM] remembering Swarm

you still, unless you're willing to pay so much to cripple the economy, need a reliable base load. With a simple NetLogo toy model, I could show this idea easily. On Mon, 1 May 2023 at 09:02, Russell Standish wrote: > On Mon, May 01, 2023 at 06:40:52AM +0200, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: >

Re: [FRIAM] remembering Swarm

A few years back, I built a model for a client using AnyLogic. I think It was a great choice at the time for that specific application, with its choice of simulation modes and build in optimization algorithms. But now, with the explosion of packages in the Python world, I'm not sure if I'd make the

[FRIAM] I'd be grateful for comments.

The South African National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) asked me to make a presentation on AI in programming at an online event they plan to host on 18/19 May on Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence. I have a draft ready and I'm asking all my friends and family to give my constructive critici

Re: [FRIAM] SFI AI Talk tonight (live and streaming)

Thanks. I'm looking forward to watching it on Youtube. On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 19:33, Angel Edward wrote: > > > > *Listen up* > > Will artificial intelligence ultimately be oppressive or innovative? > According to Chat GPT >

[FRIAM] if you can't beat them, join them

On this forum, there has been a lot of discussion about ChatGPT and other AI technologies. Therefore, I believe it would be beneficial to share a video in which Sal Khan demonstrates the use of GPT-4 in online teaching. The main idea I want to convey is that instead of trying to fight against AI, w

Re: [FRIAM] Bing Chat vs ChatGPT

I use both chatGPT (chat.openai.com) and Bing Chat and I use them for different use cases. If I want help to phrase my writing better, I use chatGPT. I would typically write a paragraph and ask chatGPT to rephrase it. I'm not good with expressing myself using natural language and I find chatGPT's h

[FRIAM] Request for Assistance with Agent Based Modeling

Dear all, I am writing to request your assistance in my efforts to advise the South African Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Ghordan, on the use of agent-based modeling (ABM) as a decision support system. Eskom is the main supplier of electricity in South Africa and it has been facing a num

Re: [FRIAM] NickC channels DaveW

are some hidden elements to all that techno-optimism. E.g. > > https://nitter.cz/billyperrigo/status/1615682180201447425#m > > On 1/18/23 00:40, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > > I totally agree that realizable behavior is what matters. > > > > The elephant in the room is whether

Re: [FRIAM] NickC channels DaveW

I totally agree that realizable behavior is what matters. The elephant in the room is whether AI (and robotics of course) will (not to replace but to) be able to do better than humans in all respects, including come up with creative solutions to not only the world's most pressing problems but also

Re: [FRIAM] Deep learning training material

ing > number of artifacts coming in. At some point I can imagine an automated > classification system taking over much of the "mundane" aspects of this > work... like a self-driving car that at least provides collision > avoidance and lane following... > > > On 1

Re: [FRIAM] Deep learning training material

gt; textiles... essentially trying to recognize similarities in the "hand" of > the artisans involved. > > > On 1/9/23 1:29 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > > @Russ, > > a) I appreciate the suggestion to include a simple neural network that can > make predictions

Re: [FRIAM] Deep learning training material

preliminary class. Assume your audience knows how to use Python and focus >> on Deep Learning. Given that, there is only a minimal amount of information >> about Deep Learning in the write-up. If I were to attend the workshop and >> thought I would be learning about Deep Learni

Re: [FRIAM] Deep learning training material

inarily impressive results, I decided I should learn more >about it. I haven't found any really good material. If you are interested, >I'd be more than happy to work with you on developing some introductory >Deep Learning material. > > -- Russ Abbott > Pro

Re: [FRIAM] Sorting Algorithm? AI? Identifying "types" within data

ange the categorical data > into something more quantitative, but doing so would bake in my assumptions > about how the categories should be determined. > > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 1:32 AM Pieter Steenekamp < > piet...@randcontrols.co.za> wrote: > >> I asked

Re: [FRIAM] new thermal tech

I am somewhat puzzled by the discussion surrounding the efficiency of heat pumps in relation to the laws of thermodynamics. If my understanding is correct, the salient question being raised is whether it is possible for a heat pump to transfer 3 to 4 kW of heat using only 1 kW of electricity, which

Re: [FRIAM] more bullsh¡t

training schedule for a tool meant to do just that, which could be a bit > different from the ad hoc training that is probably first-gen of these > tools. > > Eric > > On Jan 6, 2023, at 12:59 AM, Pieter Steenekamp > wrote: > > As a native of South Africa, I have personal

Re: [FRIAM] Sorting Algorithm? AI? Identifying "types" within data

I asked https://chat.openai.com/chat and here is the conversation: *Pieter Steenekamp* can you suggest a solution for the following problem "I'm hoping someone here could help out. Let's imagine I had some data where each row was a person's career. We could list major e

Re: [FRIAM] more bullsh¡t

As a native of South Africa, I have personally witnessed the shortcomings of both our public primary and secondary education systems and the financial barriers that prevent many from accessing private schools. In response, I have dedicated the past year to establishing a private institution that is

[FRIAM] Deep learning training material

Thanks to the kind support of OpenAI's chatGPT, I am in the process of gathering materials for a comprehensive and hands-on deep learning workshop. Although it is still a work in progress, I welcome any interested parties to take a look and provide their valuable input. Thank you! You can get it f

Re: [FRIAM] My plan to disrupt education

cepted to OOPSLA and Agile both > conferences had a 90+ percent rejection rate). Every student was place in > jobs, often before graduation and often with the companies who gave us > apprenticeship projects. > > > > The preceding is just bragging, but I am very proud of what we did.

Re: [FRIAM] My plan to disrupt education

nts, how do you > plan to handle some in-group/tribal influences like the draw some of our > poor get towards gang membership or even working the family farm? > > > On 10/27/21 11:25 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > > The public education system in South Africa is largely broken

[FRIAM] My plan to disrupt education

The public education system in South Africa is largely broken. For those who can afford it, we have very good schools, but the majority cannot and the education options for them are bleak. I plan to do something about it. This is my second attempt. About three years ago I started a school as a pr

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin

old the true innovation. > > Very hard for me to understand. > > Eric > > > On Sep 24, 2021, at 1:57 AM, uǝlƃ ☤>$ wrote: > > > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fcommentisfree%2f2021%2fsep%2f22%2fleftwingers-far-right-conspiracy

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin

-right-conspiracy-theories-anti-vaxxers-power > > "The notion of the 'sovereign body', untainted by chemical contamination, > has begun to fuse with the fear that a shadowy cabal is trying to deprive > us of autonomy." > > On 9/23/21 5:24 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wr

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin

Well, I for one am always very suspicious of what my doctor tells me. It's not that I'm against modern medicine, IMO they do wonders, but are their interests always aligned 100% with mine as a patient? Me thinketh not, modern medicine is money-driven.I go to the doctor for advice, but ultimately I

Re: [FRIAM] Could this possibly be true?

On Behalf Of *Roger Critchlow > *Sent:* Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:16 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Could this possibly be true? > > > > sum(reasons_for_death) != number_of_deaths, and Deat

Re: [FRIAM] Could this possibly be true?

gt;> Oh I am so glad. So reassuring*. >> >> >> >> You guys are scaring the total crap out of us citizens. >> >> >> >> N >> >> >> >> PS to Frank. There’s lot’s of irony in Pittsburgh. I count on you to >> recognize it. &g

Re: [FRIAM] Could this possibly be true?

can generate > # let's stack up two sets of simulations, call the top one 'treatment' and > the bottom one 'control' > # treatment and control are being generated by the exact same model, > # but their mutual relation is bouncing all over the place. > # That treat

Re: [FRIAM] "Layers of the atmosphere do not mix.""

Related: Why the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Don't Mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U93QRMcQU5Y On Wed, 15 Sept 2021 at 17:08, wrote: > > https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24 > > Notice how the layers slide over one another in TX this morning,

Re: [FRIAM] Could this possibly be true?

ny of these statistics as evidence for a > causation question. > > I will hope that nothing I have said above is wildly wrong, but of course > we should look for a better source than me, > > Eric > > > On Sep 15, 2021, at 3:24 PM, Pieter Steenekamp > wrote

[FRIAM] Could this possibly be true?

In the Phizer report "Six Month Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine" ( https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.28.21261159v1.full.pdf) , I picked up the following: "During the blinded, controlled period, 15 BNT162b2 and 14 placebo recipients died" Does this mean the

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

nclusion, I had to invoke >> the logical form, induction: this man is un-married, this man is a >> batchelor, all batchelors are unmarried. You might have arrived at the >> same conclusion deductively (i.e., mathematically). >> >> >> >> Nick Thompson

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

It could be both. If you just describe it in terms of t-shirts then it is an empirical scientific law. You can claim to have discovered an empirical scientific law If you now express it in mathematical terms, and the mathematical community accepts it as true, then it is then a mathematical axiom.

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

Nick, I quote from https://www.britannica.com/science/scientific-theory "In attempting to explain objects and events, the scientist employs (1) careful observation or experiments, (2) reports of regularities, and (3) systematic explanatory schemes (theories). The statements of regularities, if acc

Re: [FRIAM] "All [persons] are created equal"

And the elephant in the room is (.. sound of drums please ..) : "All [groups] are created equal" On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 at 03:21, wrote: > Hi, Eric, > > Again, you appear to confound similarity with equality. *Ex hypothesi* > and NOT because I am a communist, let us invent a world in which we eac

Re: [FRIAM] "All [persons] are created equal"

at 20:28, wrote: > > Pieter, > > > > If, in your ideal world, their lives are “decent, ” how would you > characterize the life that you are leading. The way you talk sounds a bit > like the way we talk about “essential” workers here. > > > > N > > > > Nick T

Re: [FRIAM] "All [persons] are created equal"

the life that you are leading. The way you talk sounds a bit > like the way we talk about “essential” workers here. > > > > N > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam

Re: [FRIAM] "All [persons] are created equal"

ngs are created equal, let alone all "men." (sic) But the > unfounded conviction that this must be 'true' demands the invention of myth > to explain why it is not. And those myths are, in my opinion, harmful and > divisive. > > > > I agree with Pieter (and p

Re: [FRIAM] "All [persons] are created equal"

If you just look at the world then "all [persons] are created equal" is just nonsense. What I like to focus on is what can we as a society do, and what can I personally do to move towards making all more equal? It's obviously not practical to expect heaven on earth, but IMO the current state of ine

Re: [FRIAM] On the: RLY!? side

opulated state >> because the regular doctors had either fled or died of COVID. He expired >> 2 months ago, of COVID, while still in the saddle attending patients. >> >> Sarbajit >> >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 12:31 PM Pieter Steenekamp < >> piet...@randcontrol

Re: [FRIAM] On the: RLY!? side

Sarbajit, When covid started I was very worried about India with it's high population density. But according to https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries the deaths/1M population in India is 313. In the USA, for example, the figure is 1950 deaths/1M population. Further, according to ht

Re: [FRIAM] On the: RLY!? side

Gillian, My take on your question of how this thinking, of being an antivaxer, works? For me, the key lies in understanding human behavior. I know I'm waltzing on very thin ice because there are others in this group who have already forgotten what I still have to learn about human behavior , so I

Re: [FRIAM] Eternal questions

For anybody interested in a new revolutionary version of how the brain works, there is a very interesting podcast where Lex Fridman interviews the neuroscientist Jeff Hawkins. Jeff reckons there are thousands of similar structures in our brain, each one of these with a model of the world making pre

Re: [FRIAM] Eternal questions

The creators of the Aibo robot dog say it has ‘real emotions and instinct’. This is obviously not true, it's just an illusion. But then, according to Daniel Dennett, human consciousness is just an illusion. https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/illusionism.pdf On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 09:18,

Re: [FRIAM] "ZAMM"

It's available on Amazon as paperback, hardcover and ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B0063HC7EQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=zen+and+the+art+of+motorcycle+maintenance&qid=1629378375&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 I read the book eons ago and I remember very

[FRIAM] AI creates new inventions

"At first glance, a recently granted South African patent relating to a “food container based on fractal geometry” seems fairly mundane. The innovation in question involves interlocking food containers that are easy for robots to grasp and stack. On closer inspection, the patent is anything but mu

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin, nope

RNA viruses. In vivo studies of animal models revealed a >>>> broad range of antiviral effects of ivermectin, however, clinical trials >>>> are necessary to appraise the potential efficacy of ivermectin in clinical >>>> setting >>>> >>> >>>

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin, nope

gt; > > > N > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam *On Behalf Of *Pieter Steenekamp > *Sent:* Sunday, August 15, 2021 2:28 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Co

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin, nope

> > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam *On Behalf Of *Pieter Steenekamp > *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 12:09 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < >

Re: [FRIAM] ivermectin, nope

I believe this study is most probably correct. Help me if I'm wrong. It proves that according to a specific protocol, there are no benefits against covid in using ivermectin. Does that mean that there are no other prophylaxis protocols that include ivermectin that do give benefits? I'd like to m

Re: [FRIAM] Moral collapse and state failure

t; >> -and-rise-of-democracy > >> > >> I wonder what the essential factor is: do immoral presidents cause > >> the collapse of democracy in a country by undermining democratic > institutions or is it the other way round: the economy (and therefore the > country) is al

Re: [FRIAM] Moral collapse and state failure

Steve, Thanks for your hopes for us in South Africa. I try not to be judgemental, so I will just say that South Africa's "Right Wing"'s world view differs radically from mine and in my opinion if their ideas are implemented it would lead to disaster. Fortunately for us they have negligible clout

Re: [FRIAM] Moral collapse and state failure

nder what the essential factor is: do immoral presidents cause the > collapse of democracy in a country by undermining democratic institutions > or is it the other way round: the economy (and therefore the country) is > already broken and institutions are weak, which enables immoral > aut

Re: [FRIAM] off-label technologies, exaptatiion and exponential technological growth.

> n > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam *On Behalf Of *Pieter Steenekamp > *Sent:* Sunday, August 8, 2021 1:19 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > fria

Re: [FRIAM] off-label technologies, exaptatiion and exponential technological growth.

interested in your assertion that metabolic disorders like diabetes > and obesity are preventable. > > > > N > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam *On Behalf Of *Pieter S

Re: [FRIAM] Moral collapse and state failure

Well, I'm from South Africa, and we have been close to moral collapse and IMO that could have led to our state failing. If you ask ten South Africans you'll get maybe twenty opinions, below is just my very brief view of what has been and what is happening in South Africa. South Africa became demo

Re: [FRIAM] off-label technologies, exaptatiion and exponential technological growth.

son > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam *On Behalf Of *Pieter Steenekamp > *Sent:* Sunday, August 8, 2021 5:16 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> >

Re: [FRIAM] off-label technologies, exaptatiion and exponential technological growth.

The CDC reports that among 4,899,447 hospitalized adults in PHD-SR, 540,667 (11.0%) were patients with COVID-19, of whom 94.9% had at least 1 underlying medical condition. https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0123.htm. My reading of this is that it is mainly preventable conditions and my simple

Re: [FRIAM] Bike is the slow death of the planet

of travel, a gallon of gasoline, 5 minutes of > chit-chat with the gormless clerk at CVS, and three dollars. Do we > applaud Amazon or do we boycott it? > > > > Rage, rage against the dying of the light. > > > > N > > > > > > Nick Thompson >

[FRIAM] Bike is the slow death of the planet

I don't know who wrote this originally, I got it on social media: "Bike is the slow death of the planet ". A banker made economists think this when he said: ′′ A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he doesn't buy cars or borrow money to buy. He doesn't pay insurance policies Doesn't b

Re: [FRIAM] for our psychonauts

I haven't heard of Sasha Chapin so I did a millisecond's worth of research on him. Is he the kind of guy that is known to tell stories? I found out that he's a fan of Jordan Peterson. https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/the-jordan-peterson-we-deserve-or My conclusion (tongue in cheek): you can't bel

Re: [FRIAM] Can current AI beat humans at doing science?

record publish a paper authored > by AlphaFold (or kin) as author and that paper at least posits a credible > theory or partial theory that transcends "here is the fold of the xyz > sequence to address why that fold is 'necessary' or 'useful'. > > davew > &g

[FRIAM] Can current AI beat humans at doing science?

A year or so ago, Deepmind's AlphGo defeated the then world Go-champion Lee Sedol at a time when leading Ai researchers predicted it will be at least 10 years before AI can reach that level. But the valid question then was - why so excited? It's just a game. There is an interesting documentary on y

Re: [FRIAM] Collective sensemaking

ite my misgivings, someone like Joe Rogan is WAY more > informative and defensible. Another fundamental pillar of Popperianism is > *openness*, that untested hypotheses can enter the testing pipeline from > anywhere. Rogan is open minded to a fault. (If your mind is too open, your > brain

Re: [FRIAM] Collective sensemaking

;ve alluded before, the fallacy of composition is particularly lethal > to narrativity ... just because the factoids are, in isolation, "true", > doesn't mean the narrative they serve is "true". What we desperately need > is a calculus by which to demonstrate how/

Re: [FRIAM] why, me, o lord?!

ations via the browser should work. I might have > to install Steam so Matthew can play games with his international friends. > > > > But the consensus is that yours is a fan problem. The only relevance of > my experience is to resist buying a new computer unless there is no other

Re: [FRIAM] why, me, o lord?!

I agree with Carl that it's most probably fan problems and that could lead to overheating. You obviously need to get it serviced. In the meantime I recommend you search for how to measure the temperature of the CPU and then monitor it. I guess that while the temperature is not too high you would h

[FRIAM] Collective sensemaking

I'm a big fan of but some members of this group have been highly critical of Bret Weinstein in previous emails. I'll be monitoring the exercise described below where the integrity of Bret Weinstein will be scrutinized. Background The online magazine Quilette published an article https://quillette.

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