The history of scams is as old as human civilization itself. From the infamous Pyramid Scheme to Nigerian princes asking for help transferring money, people have been trying to take advantage of others since the beginning of time. While some scams are easily detectable, others can be much more sophisticated – and can even fool … Read more
Arthur Schopenhauer is one of the most underrated philosophers of all time. In his essay “On the Vanity of Existence,” he argues that life is ultimately meaningless and that we are all just chasing after windmills. While this may sound bleak at first, there is a lot of wisdom to be found in his words. … Read more
In “The Great Pyramid Hoax”, Scott Creighton challenges the dominant narrative of how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. He argues that the pyramid was not constructed by Egyptians, but by a group of people from a different culture who left behind evidence of their work. Creighton presents evidence for his theory through a … Read more
Human predictions go wrong all the time. For example, in the 1800s, people thought that the world was going to end in 1883. Turns out it didn’t. But some people still predicted it would. And in the 20th century, there have been more doomsday predictions. For example, humans thought that the world would end in … Read more
We all know that one person. The kind of person who is always spouting off about how they are “so much smarter than everyone else.” The kind of person who loves to hear themselves talk, and who loves nothing more than to let everyone around them know just how much smarter they are. Well, today, … Read more
I’m sure you’ve heard all about the incredible returns that investors have made by buying cryptocurrencies. I’m sure you’re also wondering why you haven’t made any money from cryptos yet. After all, everybody else seems to be getting rich…except for you. Well, there’s a reason for that. Cryptocurrencies are terrible investments, and you shouldn’t buy … Read more
Nate Silver, the author of “The Signal and the Noise”, is a statistician who rose to prominence during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Silver correctly predicted the outcomes of all 50 states in that election. Silver lays out his philosophy on statistics and how they can be used to make predictions about the future. He … Read more
The Dichotomy of the Self by Farah Smiley is a book about the different aspects of the self and how they can be conflicting or complementary. The author discusses different concepts such as the ego, the id, and the superego, and how they can all work together or against each other. Smiley provides many examples … Read more
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt is a book about the psychology of morality. Haidt argues that humans are intuitively moral, and that our moral judgments are based on gut feelings rather than reason. He divides morality into six different moral foundations: care/harm, fairness/cheating, loyalty/betrayal, authority/subversion, sanctity/degradation, and liberty/oppression. Haidt argues that liberals tend to … Read more
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future is a book by Kevin Kelly that discusses the twelve technological forces that will shape our future. These include mobile, artificial intelligence, internet of things, virtual reality, and gene editing. Kelly provides a detailed description of each force and explains how they will … Read more