Picture this: You’re in a crowded room, trying to listen to a friend. Instead of focusing on one word at a time, you use your brain’s ‘attention’ to pick up key phrases and understand the whole conversation. That’s what this paper introduced to AI – a model called the Transformer. Before this, computers processed language … Read more
The quest for immortality and prolonged life is not a recent phenomenon but has been a part of human culture since early civilizations. This pursuit is evident in ancient legends like that of King Gilgamesh and in the practices of Taoists in China and in ancient Egyptian texts. Throughout history, various methods, including alchemy, dietary … Read more
Richard Webster’s book, “Why Freud Was Wrong: Sin, Science, and Psychoanalysis,” takes a critical look at Sigmund Freud, the famous founder of psychoanalysis, digging into his life, theories, and the influences behind them. Webster explores Freud’s upbringing and the cultural atmosphere of 19th-century Vienna to see how these factors might have shaped Freud’s groundbreaking ideas. … Read more
Richard Noll’s book ‘The Aryan Christ: The Secret Life of Carl Jung’ stirs up a lot of controversy about Carl Jung’s life and ideas. It mainly talks about the possibility that Jung was involved with ideas about the Aryan race and Nazis. Noll suggests that in the 1930s, Jung liked Aryan race ideas. He looks … Read more
Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self” is a seminal work by Carl Jung that explores the depths of the human psyche through the lens of analytical psychology. In this book, Jung delves into the concept of the collective unconscious, a foundational element of his psychological theory, which posits that there is a part … Read more
“The Art of Invisibility” is a book that teaches us how to be careful online. It shows us the risks of using the internet and how our information can be found and used by others. This book is good for anyone who wants to keep their personal stuff safe while using computers and phones. It’s … Read more
What’s a Zero Day? Think of zero days like secret doors in software that even the makers don’t know about. These are hidden flaws that hackers can use to break into systems and cause problems before anyone knows there’s an issue. The Birth of Zero Days Zero days have been around as long as computers … Read more
Ray Dalio’s book, “The Changing World Order,” talks about how big countries and empires have grown strong and then fallen over time. He looks closely at history, money, and government to see patterns in how these big powers rise and fall. Dalio knows a lot about global markets and uses this knowledge to explain what’s … Read more
War, often described as the darkest aspect of human endeavor, paradoxically shines as a potent catalyst for technological innovation. This relentless pursuit of advantage on the battlefield has inadvertently propelled humanity into new realms of scientific discovery and technological advancement. The primary motivator in this surge of innovation during wartime is the relentless quest for … Read more
In his compelling work “The Matter With Things,” Iain McGilchrist presents a revolutionary perspective on how our understanding and interaction with the world are deeply influenced by the intrinsic architecture of our brain. At the heart of this exploration is the brain’s division into two hemispheres, each possessing distinct but complementary modes of processing reality. … Read more