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Complex systems are made up of many simple components interacting with one another without a central controller, yet they exhibit complex, organized behaviors.
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The Over-Soul Summary (6.5/10)
Defining the Soul The philosophy of six thousand years has not searched the chambers and magazines of the soul. In its experiments there has always remained, in the last analysis, a residuum it could not resolve.
What's Happening to Us
In part 2 of The War on Normal People, Andrew Yang tells us a story about the typical life of an American. After college, many smart people end up working in big fields like finance, tech, law, medicine, and…
Who was Al-Kindi?
Abū Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī was an Arab Muslim philosopher, polymath, mathematician, physician and music theorist. Al-Kindi was the first of the Islamic peripatetic philosophers, and is hailed as…
Stoicism (A History of Western Philosophy)
Zeno, the founder of Stoicism (a school of thought that appealed to rulers), was a Phoenician. When it comes to preaching about the superiority of slaves or the brotherhood of man, there are few philosophies that…
The Arguments of ‘The Singularity is Near’
The Law of Accelerating Returns The Singularity is near is a documentary that features Ray Kurzweil. It tells us about a future that is post biological – when human beings transcend their natural limitations and…
The End of Moore's Law
The Age of Silicon is coming to an end, and a new era of computing is on the horizon. Quantum computers, which harness the peculiar properties of quantum mechanics, are poised to revolutionize the world in ways that…
A Guide To The Good Life Summary (7.6/10)
A Guide to The Good Life is about the practice of Stoicism from a more academic lens. The author, Irvine, is a philosophy professor who was not exposed to Stoicism until much later in his academic career.
Chapter 9: The Present Outcome of Psychoanalysis (The Denial of Death)
Otto Rank’s insight into neuroticism is a key argument in Becker’s book. According to Rank, the neurotic is close to the truth, spiritually. Psychoanalysis tries to get people to see beyond the illusions of their…
Convict Conditioning Summary (7/10)
Paul Wade’s “Convict Conditioning” is a comprehensive guide to bodyweight exercise that has been gaining in popularity since its initial release in 2009. It promises to help readers build muscle, strength and…
Trick or Treatment Summary (7/10)
“Trick or Treatment,” authored by Edzard Ernst, M.D., and Simon Singh, methodically navigates the intricate landscape of alternative medicine, juxtaposing it with the rigor of scientific research and evidence-based…
The Forever War Summary (8/10)
The Forever War, written by Joe Haldeman, is a science-fiction novel that explores the horrors of war and the toll it takes on the human spirit. The story follows William Mandella, a physicist drafted into the United…