52 Shades of Greed | An Illustrated Education Game
Technological Revolution Threatens to Leave Humanity Behind
Old-Thinker News | July 25, 2015 By Daniel Taylor As published in New Dawn Magazine (July-August edition) “…As regards the powers manifested in the aeroplane or the wireless, Man is as much the patient or subject as the possessor, since he is the target both for bombs and for propaganda… From this point of view, what we call Man’s power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.” – CS Lewis, The Abolition of Man, 1943 A strange world is emerging from crises both engineered and natural. In an April 2000 article for Wired magazine, Co-founder of Sun Microsystems Bill Joy warned that in the future, human beings may become obsolete. “Due to improved techniques the elite will have greater control over the masses; and because human work will no longer be necessary the masses will be superfluous, a useless burden on the system. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ‘Will we be the gods? Facebook users are helping to build A.I. systems Dr.
Human "Footprint" Seen on 83 Percent of Earth's Land
Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News October 25, 2002 Scientists have produced the first map that traces human influence on the natural world, and the numbers are big. Overall, 83 percent of the total land surface and 98 percent of the areas where it is possible to grow the world's three main crops—rice, wheat, and maize—is directly influenced by human activities. "Yes, humans have a huge influence on the Earth's ecosystems," said Eric Sanderson, a landscape ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and one of the co-authors of the study. "But instead of being discouraged or depressed," he added, "we want people to understand they can actually make choices; that it's possible to live with wildlife in ways that allow us to make a living and at the same time coexist with wildlife." The map was designed to illustrate the extent of human influence and identify opportunities for conservation. The figures are not a surprise to scientists, said Sanderson. Mapping Human Impact
L'obsolescence programmée, bientôt interdite ?
Le groupe écologiste du Sénat a déposé, le 18 mars, une proposition de loi pour lutter contre l'obsolescence programmée et faciliter la réparabilité des produits. Elle pourrait être intégrée à la loi de consommation, prévue avant l'été. Alors que les associations de défense de l'environnement et des consommateurs dénoncent l'obsolescence programmée depuis des années, une proposition de loi, déposée le 18 mars par le groupe écologiste du Sénat, vise à lutter contre ce phénomène et à organiser une économie de la réparation. Les sénateurs souhaitent également lancer une réflexion sur l'économie de fonctionnalité, en demandant au gouvernement un rapport sur ce sujet. Le texte vise d'abord à donner une définition à l'obsolescence programmée, la plus large possible pour englober les différents types d'obsolescence (matérielle, logicielle…) des produits. Durées légales de garantie et de conformité Explications de Jean-Vincent Placé, auteur de la proposition de loiMarie Jo Sader
Geoengineering Expands As Industrialized Civilization Spirals Into Collapse » Geoengineering Expands As Industrialized Civilization Spirals Into Collapse
Dane Wigington geoengineeringwatch.org As the global economic house of cards continues to collapse with increasing momentum, the vast majority of global populations are, unfortunately, still looking through a very tainted and distorted lens. They cannot bring themselves to accept reality on countless fronts. Denial is especially tenacious in regard to the ongoing climate engineering atrocities occurring in our skies. Our sense of reason is our greatest gift, but for most this sense has long ago been overridden by societal conditioning, programming, and propaganda. The image below is of Dubai, a city built on sand, powered by finite fossil fuels complete with toxic geoengineered skies. The Burj Khalifa is the glittering jewel in Dubai’s construction crown. The implosion of the temporary reality we have all known is already well under way, the collapsing Chinese stock markets are only a harbinger of what is to come. An eerily vacant Yingkou is only one of numerous ghost cities in China
List of cognitive biases
Systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral economics.[1] Although the reality of most of these biases is confirmed by reproducible research,[2][3] there are often controversies about how to classify these biases or how to explain them.[4] Several theoretical causes are known for some cognitive biases, which provides a classification of biases by their common generative mechanism (such as noisy information-processing[5]). Explanations include information-processing rules (i.e., mental shortcuts), called heuristics, that the brain uses to produce decisions or judgments. There are also controversies over some of these biases as to whether they count as useless or irrational, or whether they result in useful attitudes or behavior. Belief, decision-making and behavioral[edit] Anchoring bias[edit] Apophenia[edit]
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The Hegelian Dialectic: the True Culprit
Yet those who favor the decentralization of political power oppose the adversarial approach. They want individuals and groups to have the greatest possible freedom and for decisions to be made in accordance with many different customs and traditions. They reject the Hegelian Dialectic in favor of an approach that is equally old: self-regulated equilibrium that does not end in agreement. This allows those of firm principles to accept and respect each other. Since the 1960s, Hegel's views have been the foundation of postmodern thought, utilized by progressives in pursuit of a nonjudgmental, egalitarian, nondiscriminatory Utopia, in which disagreements are resolved by discussion, compromise, rules, and laws. The Affordable Care Act, popularly known as ObamaCare, was the cause of the dispute regarding the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling that led to a partial governmental shutdown. Would the outcome have been different under the checks and balances of Stability through Equilibrium (StE)?
11 ways you are thoroughly (but interestingly) wrong
The folks at Your Logical Fallacy Is have compiled a list of 24 common ways that you and I are often mistaken in the way we think. I have to say that looking through their site is perhaps the most fun I’ve ever had being told how wrong I am. And not just wrong in a certain instance, but consistently and fundamentally flawed in the very way I think. Fun, right? I thought so. Included at the site is a free, very high-res poster for those of you who may have a reason to hang these as a reminder on the wall. (via MetaFilter)
