Words of Wisdom — February 13, 2014

George Washington on Honesty

"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." - George Washington (born on this date in 1732)

bigthinkeditor

“I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” – George Washington (born on this date in 1732)

The Present

How many innocent people is the plea bargain sending to prison?

This is a perversion of justice.

The Present

Bombastic eulogies: Let’s put an end to cynical “The End of” headlines

We can never hope for a future with no problems. The solutions to problems create new problems, which in turn require new solutions, as WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explained recently.

Neuropsych

New study seeks to explain the Mandela Effect – the bizarre phenomenon of shared false memories

Fiona Broome remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn’t). Oddly, many people had the same false memory.

The Learning Curve

Mind-wandering may be the cause of your unhappiness

People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?

Starts With A Bang

Quantum entanglement wins 2022’s Nobel Prize in physics

They say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. But thanks to these three pioneers in quantum entanglement, perhaps we do.

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