December 21, 2011

Margaret Atwood

Jason Gots

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Margaret Atwood’s philosofro is almost as engaging and intricately structured as her internationally acclaimed novels Cat’s Eye and The Handmaid’s Tale.

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A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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The Present

Silicon Valley’s obsession with AI looks a lot like religion

The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.

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The Future

Should we turn the electricity grid over to AI?

And can we run the grid of the future without AI?

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Thinking

The “living mirror” theory: Why all living organisms may have consciousness

“We do not experience primarily because we have brains; we experience because we are alive.”

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Thinking

Everyday Philosophy: Are rainbows, farts, and emotions “real”?

Just because you can’t experience it doesn’t mean it’s not real.

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Business

Go grudge-free: Use the “Weil method” to deal with insults

We have it in our power to forgive a debt — and learning to use this power in the workplace can be golden.

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Cornel West

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