Words of Wisdom — January 3, 2014

Umberto Eco on Belief

"When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything."- Umberto Eco (born on this date in 1932)

“When men stop believing in God, it isn’t that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything.”
– Umberto Eco (born on this date in 1932)

Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a “golden age” of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.

Brain-computer interfaces could enable people with locked-in syndrome and other conditions to “speak.”

Our brains are hardwired to find fault. The best managers don’t let this steer how they interact with their team.

Evolutionary pressures drove the formation of tribes who encoded their values in myths and symbols. Was this cooperation cursed?

Remember Stephen Hawking’s robotic voice? It wasn’t a robot.

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