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Opinion | Bernie Sanders wants you to know the high cost of our low minimum wage - The Washington Post

Opinion | Bernie Sanders wants you to know the high cost of our low minimum wage - The Washington Post : Terrence%20Wise%2C%20a%20father%20of%20three%2C%20and%20a%20%u201Csecond-generation%20fast%20food%20worker.%u201D%20Wise%20recalled%20stretches%20when%20his%20family%20was%20so%20broke%20they%20lived%20in%20their%20car.%20But%20right%20now%2C%20as%20a%20McDonald%u2019s%20employee%2C%20he%20needs%20government%20help%20to%20pay%20for%20the%20basics.%20%u201CI%20don%u2019t%20want%20to%20go%20to%20the%20supermarket%20with%20my%20kids%20and%20pull%20out%20my%20benefit%20to%20pay%20for%20food.%20My%20check%20should%20pay%20for%20that.%u201D%0AWhat%20would%20Wise%20do%20if%20his%20salary%20increased%20to%20%2415%20an%20hour%3F%20Nothing%20fancy.%20He%20said%20he%u2019d%20buy%20his%20partner%20flowers.%20Right%20now%2C%20he%20can%u2019t%20afford%20to%20buy%20flowers%20for%20Valentine%u2019s%20Day.%0A
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F.B.I. Said to Have Singled Out Suspect in Brian Sicknick's Death - The New York Times

F.B.I. Said to Have Singled Out Suspect in Brian Sicknick's Death - The New York Times : In the hours after Officer Sicknick was rushed to the hospital, officials initially said that he had been struck with a fire extinguisher. They later said that there was no evidence to support that he had died from any blunt force trauma. More recently, F.B.I. officials homed in on the potential role of an irritant as a primary factor in his death.
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F.B.I. Said to Have Singled Out Suspect in Brian Sicknick's Death - The New York Times

F.B.I. Said to Have Singled Out Suspect in Brian Sicknick's Death - The New York Times : In a significant breakthrough in the case, investigators have now pinpointed a person seen on video of the riot who attacked several officers with bear spray, including Officer Sicknick, according to the officials. And video evidence shows that the assailant discussed attacking officers with the bear spray beforehand, one of the officials said. While investigators narrowed potential suspects seen in video footage to a single person this week, they have yet to identify the assailant by name.
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He Dreamed of Being a Police Officer, Then Was Killed by a Pro-Trump Mob - The New York Times

He Dreamed of Being a Police Officer, Then Was Killed by a Pro-Trump Mob - The New York Times : Law%20enforcement%20officials%20initially%20said%20Mr.%20Sicknick%20was%20struck%20with%20a%20fire%20extinguisher%2C%20but%20weeks%20later%2C%20police%20sources%20and%20investigators%20were%20at%20odds%20over%20whether%20he%20was%20hit.%20Medical%20experts%20have%20said%20he%20did%20not%20die%20of%20blunt%20force%20trauma%2C%20according%20to%20one%20law%20enforcement%20official.%0AInstead%2C%20investigators%20increasingly%20believe%20that%20a%20factor%20may%20have%20been%20an%20irritant%20such%20as%20mace%20or%20bear%20spray%20that%20was%20sprayed%20in%20the%20face%20of%20Mr.%20Sicknick%2C%20the%20law%20enforcement%20official%20said.%20The%20Capitol%20Police%20said%20in%20a%20statement%20that%20Officer%20Sicknick%20died%20from%20injuries%20sustained%20%u201Cwhile%20physically%20engaging%20with%20protesters.%u201D%0A%0A
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PolitiFact%20%7C%20What%20we%20know%20about%20Capitol%20Police%20officer%20Brian%20Sicknick%u2019s%20death

PolitiFact%20%7C%20What%20we%20know%20about%20Capitol%20Police%20officer%20Brian%20Sicknick%u2019s%20death : CNN%20described%20that%20as%20a%20%22leading%20theory%22%20in%20a%20subsequent%20report%20Feb.%2010%2C%20noting%20that%20police%20audio%20has%20shown%20officers%20screaming%20about%20rioters%20spraying%20them%20with%20bear%20spray.%0A%0AThat%20lines%20up%20with%20what%20Ken%20Sicknick%2C%20the%20officer%u2019s%20brother%2C%20told%20ProPublica%20for%20a%20Jan.%208%20report.%20Ken%20Sicknick%20said%20his%20brother%20texted%20him%20the%20night%20of%20the%20riot%20that%20he%20was%20in%20%22good%20shape%22%20but%20had%20been%20pepper%20sprayed%20twice.%20But%20on%20Jan.%207%2C%20Ken%20Sicknick%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20family%20were%20informed%20that%20Brian%20Sicknick%20had%20experienced%20a%20blood%20clot%20and%20a%20stroke%2C%20the%20report%20said.%0A%0A
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Inside%20the%20Lincoln%20Project%u2019s%20%u2018toxic%u2019%20workplace%20%7C%20The%2019th

Inside%20the%20Lincoln%20Project%u2019s%20%u2018toxic%u2019%20workplace%20%7C%20The%2019th : Steslow%u2019s%20lawyer%20on%20Thursday%20night%20sent%20the%20Lincoln%20Project%20a%20letter%20asking%20that%20he%20be%20released%20from%20the%20nondisclosure%20agreement%20he%20signed%20at%20the%20time%20of%20his%20departure%2C%20a%20spokesperson%20said.%A0%0A%u201CAny%20time%20there%20is%20an%20imbalance%20of%20power%20in%20a%20relationship%2C%20the%20weaker%20person%20becomes%20vulnerable%20to%20abuse.%20The%20stronger%2C%20more%20influential%20person%20has%20an%20obligation%20to%20conduct%20themselves%20with%20honor%20and%20integrity%20in%20order%20to%20preserve%20the%20dignity%20and%20autonomy%20of%20all%20involved%2C%u201D%20Horn%20said%20in%20the%20Thursday%20night%20statement.%0A%u201CVictims%20deserve%20to%20be%A0%20%u2014%20and%20must%20be%20%u2014%20heard%2C%u201D%20she%20added.%A0
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Gymnast Laurie Hernandez Recalls Emotional Abuse Under Coach Haney - The New York Times

Gymnast Laurie Hernandez Recalls Emotional Abuse Under Coach Haney - The New York Times : %u201CI%20thought%20I%20deserved%20all%20of%20it%2C%u201D%20Hernandez%2C%2019%2C%20said%20in%20an%20interview%20with%20The%20New%20York%20Times%20on%20Thursday%2C%20the%20first%20time%20she%20has%20spoken%20publicly%20about%20the%20abuse%20she%20says%20ignited%20eating%20disorders%20and%20depression%20that%20she%20continues%20to%20battle.%0A%0A%u201CThe%20toughest%20part%20about%20it%20was%20that%20there%20were%20no%20bruises%20or%20marks%20to%20show%20that%20it%20was%20real%2C%u201D%20she%20said.%20%u201CIt%20was%20all%20just%20so%20twisted%20that%20I%20thought%20it%20couldn%u2019t%20be%20real.%u201D%0A%0A
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Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns | US news | The Guardian

Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns | US news | The Guardian : Writing in a new book, Shanna Swan, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, warns that the impending fertility crisis poses a global threat comparable to that of the climate crisis.
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Bill Gates Regrets Microsoft Losing to Android as Dominant Platform Beyond iPhone - MacRumors

Bill Gates Regrets Microsoft Losing to Android as Dominant Platform Beyond iPhone - MacRumors : In%20the%20software%20world%2C%20it%27s%20very%20predictable%20for%20platforms.%20These%20are%20winner-take-all%20markets.%20The%20greatest%20mistake%20ever%20is%20whatever%20mismanagement%20I%20engaged%20in%20that%20caused%20Microsoft%20not%20to%20be%20what%20Android%20is.%20Android%20is%20the%20standard%20phone%20platform%20%u2014%20non-Apple%20phone%20platform.%20That%20was%20a%20natural%20thing%20for%20Microsoft%20to%20win.%20It%20really%20is%20winner%20take%20all.%20If%20you%27re%20there%20with%20half%20as%20many%20apps%2C%20or%2090%20percent%20as%20many%20apps%2C%20you%27re%20on%20your%20way%20to%20complete%20doom.%20There%27s%20room%20for%20exactly%20one%20non-Apple%20operating%20system.%20%5B%u2026%5D%0A%0AIt%27s%20amazing%20to%20me%20having%20made%20one%20of%20the%20greatest%20mistakes%20of%20all%20time%u2026%20our%20other%20assets%2C%20Windows%2C%20Office%2C%20are%20still%20very%20...
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Bill Gates Says His Preference for Android Over iPhone is Due to Pre-Installed Software - MacRumors

Bill Gates Says His Preference for Android Over iPhone is Due to Pre-Installed Software - MacRumors : I%20actually%20use%20an%20Android%20phone%2C%22%20Gates%20said.%20%22Because%20I%20want%20to%20keep%20track%20of%20everything%2C%20I%27ll%20often%20play%20around%20with%20iPhones%2C%20but%20the%20one%20I%20carry%20around%20happens%20to%20be%20Android.%22%0A%0A%22So%20Android%20vs%20Apple%20%u2013%A0is%20this%20a%20religious%20thing%3F%22%20asked%20Sorkin.%0A%0A%22Some%20of%20the%20Android%20manufacturers%20pre-install%20Microsoft%20software%20in%20a%20way%20that%20makes%20it%20easy%20for%20me%2C%22%20Gates%20replied.%20%22They%27re%20more%20flexible%20about%20how%20the%20software%20connects%20up%20with%20the%20operating%20system.%20So%20that%27s%20what%20I%20ended%20up%20getting%20used%20to.%20You%20know%2C%20a%20lot%20of%20my%20friends%20have%20%u200CiPhone%u200C%2C%20so%20there%27s%20no%20purity.%22%0A
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%27The%20first%20rule%20of%20a%20happy%20life%2C%u2019%20according%20to%2097-year-old%20Charlie%20Munger

%27The%20first%20rule%20of%20a%20happy%20life%2C%u2019%20according%20to%2097-year-old%20Charlie%20Munger : %u201CThe%20first%20rule%20of%20a%20happy%20life%20is%20low%20expectations.%20That%u2019s%20one%20you%20can%20easily%20arrange.%20And%20if%20you%20have%20unrealistic%20expectations%2C%20you%u2019re%20going%20to%20be%20miserable%20all%20your%20life.%22%0A%0A
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How Did A LeBron James Video Highlight Sell For $71,455? A Look At A Burgeoning Product Called NBA Top Shot.

How Did A LeBron James Video Highlight Sell For $71,455? A Look At A Burgeoning Product Called NBA Top Shot. TOPLINE   In yet another sign of the upward ascendancy of both the sports card and digital collectibles markets, three limited-edition NBA highlight video cards have sold for more than $30,000 over the past 10 days on NBA Top Shot, a blockchain-based platform that allows fans to buy, sell and trade numbered versions of specific video highlights.  Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) sails in for a breakaway dunk against the Trail Blazers ... [+]  LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES KEY FACTS NBA Top Shot is a joint venture, started in July 2019, between the National Basketball Association, the NBA Players Association and Dapper Labs, which is best known as the creator of CryptoKitties, long considered the world's most popular blockchain-based game. According to  Dapper Labs Chief Executive Officer Roham Gharegozlou, NBA Top Shots, which are the vid...
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What%20businesses%20can%20learn%20from%20the%20NBA%u2019s%20%2413M%20fraud%20case%20-%20Grand%20Rapids%20Business%20Journal

What%20businesses%20can%20learn%20from%20the%20NBA%u2019s%20%2413M%20fraud%20case%20-%20Grand%20Rapids%20Business%20Journal : It%20turns%20out%20David%20had%20formed%20a%20fictitious%20sports%20consultancy%2C%20Sacramento%20Sports%20Partners.%20During%20the%20Kings%u2019%20negotiations%20with%20two%20of%20their%20largest%20sponsors%2C%20David%20developed%20a%20scheme%20to%20cause%20payments%20%28which%20should%20have%20been%20made%20to%20the%20Kings%29%20to%20be%20directed%20to%20Sacramento%20Sports%20Partners.%20Unbeknownst%20to%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20Kings%u2019%20leadership%20team%2C%20David%20altered%20the%20terms%20of%20a%2020-year%2C%20%24110-million%20naming%20rights%20agreement%20to%20cause%20a%20%249-million%20upfront%20payment%20to%20be%20paid%20to%20Sacramento%20Sports%20Partners.%20He%20also%20caused%20another%20sponsor%20to%20make%20a%20%244.4%20million%20upfront%20payment%20to%20Sacramento%20Sports%20Partners%20as%20part%20of%20a%2010-year%2C%20%2428%20million%20sponso...
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NBA Top Shot CEO Responds to Concerns, Addresses What's Next for Digital Card Company

NBA Top Shot CEO Responds to Concerns, Addresses What's Next for Digital Card Company : Despite%20aggressive%20growth%20plans%2C%20the%20company%20has%20been%20surprised%20by%20the%20response.%20Collectors%20have%20been%20so%20eager%20to%20buy%20packs%2C%20which%20have%20ranged%20from%20%247%20to%20%24999%2C%20that%20the%20website%20has%20crashed%20consistently%2C%20forcing%20the%20company%20to%20be%20open%20to%20the%20community%20about%20performing%20stress%20tests.%20A%20release%20of%2050%2C000%20packs%20at%20%2414%20each%20on%20Monday%20was%20delayed%20twice%2C%20as%2040%2C000%20people%20waited%20in%20line%2C%20because%20of%20the%20demand.%0A%0AA%20boffo%20funding%20round%20is%20in%20the%20works%20to%20build%20the%20company%20%u2014%20already%20backed%20by%20crypto%20believers%20Andreesen%20Horwitz%20and%20Fred%20Wilson%20%u2014%20which%20in%20recent%20weeks%20has%20outsourced%20a%20lot%20more%20help.%0A%0AAmong%20the%20issues%20users%20have%20complained%20about%20is%20withdrawi...
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NBA Top Shot CEO Responds to Concerns, Addresses What's Next for Digital Card Company

NBA Top Shot CEO Responds to Concerns, Addresses What's Next for Digital Card Company : Despite%20aggressive%20growth%20plans%2C%20the%20company%20has%20been%20surprised%20by%20the%20response.%20Collectors%20have%20been%20so%20eager%20to%20buy%20packs%2C%20which%20have%20ranged%20from%20%247%20to%20%24999%2C%20that%20the%20website%20has%20crashed%20consistently%2C%20forcing%20the%20company%20to%20be%20open%20to%20the%20community%20about%20performing%20stress%20tests.%20A%20release%20of%2050%2C000%20packs%20at%20%2414%20each%20on%20Monday%20was%20delayed%20twice%2C%20as%2040%2C000%20people%20waited%20in%20line%2C%20because%20of%20the%20demand.%0A%0AA%20boffo%20funding%20round%20is%20in%20the%20works%20to%20build%20the%20company%20%u2014%20already%20backed%20by%20crypto%20believers%20Andreesen%20Horwitz%20and%20Fred%20Wilson%20%u2014%20which%20in%20recent%20weeks%20has%20outsourced%20a%20lot%20more%20help.%0A%0AAmong%20the%20issues%20users%20have%20complained%20about%20is%20withdrawi...
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The evolution and psychology of self-deception

  The evolution and psychology of self-deception William von Hippel School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia billvh@psy.uq.edu.au http: // www.psy.uq.edu.au / directory / index.html?id 1⁄4 1159 Robert Trivers Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 trivers@rci.rutgers.edu http: // anthro.rutgers.edu /  index.php?option 1⁄4 com_content&task 1⁄4 view&id 1⁄4 102&Itemid 1⁄4 136 Abstract:  In this article we argue that self-deception evolved to facilitate interpersonal deception by allowing people to avoid the cues to conscious deception that might reveal deceptive intent. Self-deception has two additional advantages: It eliminates the costly cognitive load that is typically associated with deceiving, and it can minimize retribution if the deception is discovered. Beyond its role in specific acts of deception, self-deceptive self-enhancement also allows people to display more confidence than is wa...
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The%20%u201Cmarshmallow%20test%u201D%20said%20patience%20was%20a%20key%20to%20success.%20A%20new%20replication%20tells%20us%20s%u2019more.%20-%20Vox

The%20%u201Cmarshmallow%20test%u201D%20said%20patience%20was%20a%20key%20to%20success.%20A%20new%20replication%20tells%20us%20s%u2019more.%20-%20Vox : What%20the%20researchers%20found%3A%20Delaying%20gratification%20at%20age%205%20doesn%u2019t%20say%20much%20about%20your%20future.%20Rather%2C%20there%20are%20more%20important%20%u2014%20and%20frustratingly%20stubborn%20%u2014%20forces%20at%20work%20that%20push%20or%20pull%20us%20from%20our%20greatest%20potential.%0A%0A
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Reconstruction of a Train Wreck: How Priming Research Went off the Rails | Replicability-Index

Reconstruction of a Train Wreck: How Priming Research Went off the Rails | Replicability-Index : Schimmack and Brunner (2015) developed an alternative method for the estimation of replicability.� This method takes into account that power can vary across studies. It also provides 95% confidence intervals for the replicability estimate.� The results of this method are presented in the Figure above.�The replicability estimate is similar to the R-Index, with 14% replicability.� However, due to the small set of studies, the 95% confidence interval is wide and includes values above 50%. This does not mean that we can trust the published results, but it does suggest that some of the published results might be replicable in larger replication studies with more power to detect small effects.� At the same time, the graph shows clear evidence for a selection effect.� That is, published studies in these articles do not provide a representative picture of all the studies that were conducted.� The p...
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OPEN LETTER URGES LABS TO REPLICATE RESULTS TO AVOID A LOOMING “TRAIN WRECK”

From: Daniel Kahneman Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:32 AM Subject: A proposal to deal with questions about priming effects Dear colleagues, I write this letter to a collection of people who were described to me (mostly by John Bargh) as students of social priming. There were names on the list that I could not match to an email. Please pass it on to anyone else you think might be relevant. As all of you know, of course, questions have been raised about the robustness of priming results. The storm of doubts is fed by several sources, including the recent exposure of fraudulent researchers, general concerns with replicability that affect many disciplines, multiple reported failures to replicate salient results in the priming literature, and the growing belief in the existence of a pervasive file drawer problem that undermines two methodological pillars of your field: the preference for conceptual over literal replication and the use of meta-analysis. Objective observers will point...
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The Utopia of Rules Quotes by David Graeber

The Utopia of Rules Quotes by David Graeber : The%20Utopia%20of%20Rules%20Quotes%20Showing%201-30%20of%2093%0A%u201Cthe%20ultimate%2C%20hidden%20truth%20of%20the%20world%20is%20that%20it%20is%20something%20that%20we%20make%2C%20and%20could%20just%20as%20easily%20make%20differently.%u201D%20%0A%u2015%20David%20Graeber%2C%20The%20Utopia%20of%20Rules%3A%20On%20Technology%2C%20Stupidity%2C%20and%20the%20Secret%20Joys%20of%20Bureaucracy
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Can%u2019t%20Get%20You%20Out%20of%20My%20Head%20review%20%u2013%20Adam%20Curtis%27s%20%27emotional%20history%27%20is%20dazzling%20%7C%20Television%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

Can%u2019t%20Get%20You%20Out%20of%20My%20Head%20review%20%u2013%20Adam%20Curtis%27s%20%27emotional%20history%27%20is%20dazzling%20%7C%20Television%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : In%20many%20ways%2C%20Can%u2019t%20Get%20You%20Out%20of%20My%20Head%20is%20HyperNormalisation%20Redux%3A%20a%20longer%2C%20deeper%20dive%20into%20a%20lot%20of%20the%20concerns%20that%20animated%20his%202016%20film%20%28made%20available%20again%20on%20iPlayer%20in%20the%20weeks%20preceding%20the%20new%20release%29%2C%20in%20his%20own%20readily%20identifiable%20style.%20Carefully%20curated%20and%20obliquely%20but%20impeccably%20soundtracked%20archive%20footage%20is%20attended%20by%20a%20narrative%20that%20stops%20every%20few%20minutes%20to%20probe%20further%20an%20idea%2C%20a%20moment%2C%20a%20movement%20or%20perhaps%20a%20figure%20who%20habitually%20flies%20slightly%20under%20the%20radar%20of%20History-with-a-capital-H.%20Curtis%20swiftly%20anatomises%20the%20effects%20of%20said%20thing%20or%20person%2C%20before%20ret...
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Adam Curtis knows why we all keep falling for conspiracy theories | WIRED UK

Adam Curtis knows why we all keep falling for conspiracy theories | WIRED UK : %u201CSince%202001%2C%20we%u2019ve%20had%20a%20series%20of%20big%20catastrophes%2C%u201D%20he%20says.%20%u201CBut%20instead%20of%20saying%2C%20okay%2C%20we%u2019ve%20got%20climate%20change%2C%20or%2C%20okay%2C%20we%u2019ve%20got%20inequality%2C%20these%20are%20really%20bad%2C%20but%20we%20should%20do%20something%20about%20it%2C%20we%20can%20try%20this%2C%20the%20progressives%20retreated%20into%20%u2018Oh%2C%20my%20God%2C%20the%20world%20is%20going%20to%20die.%20And%20I%20was%20just%20puzzled%20by%20that.%u2019%u201D%0A%0A
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#FirePedroPascal Trends After Disney Drops Gina Carano From The Mandalorian

#FirePedroPascal Trends After Disney Drops Gina Carano From The Mandalorian : %20off%20your%20nose%20to%20spite%20your%20own%20face%20when%20Pascal%20regularly%20complimented%2C%20praised%20and%20defended%20his%20co-star%20from%20the%20constant%20barrage%20of%20online%20criticism%20aimed%20in%20her%20direction%2C%20and%20by%20all%20accounts%20they%20enjoyed%20working%20together%20and%20had%20struck%20up%20a%20friendship.%20However%2C%20now%20that%20Carano%20is%20gone%2C%20in%20the%20eyes%20of%20social%20media%2C%20justice%20must%20be%20done.%0A%23FirePedroPascal%20has%20been%20trending%20all%20day%20as%20angry%20Twitter%20users%20demand%20that%20The%20Mandalorian%u2018s%20leading%20man%20be%20given%20the%20boot%2C%20which%20largely%20seems%20to%20be%20based%20on%20a%20tweet%20he%20poste
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Scott Adams' Blog - Scott Adams' Blog

Scott Adams' Blog - Scott Adams' Blog : My%20new%20book%20LOSERTHINK%2C%20available%20now%20on%20Amazon%20https%3A//tinyurl.com/rqmjc2a%0A%0AFind%20my%20%u201Cextra%u201D%20content%20on%20Locals%3A%20https%3A//ScottAdams.Locals.com%0A%0AContent%3A
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What Is the Biological Basis of Consciousness? | Science

What Is the Biological Basis of Consciousness? | Science : recently%2C%20tackling%20the%20subject%20of%20consciousness%20was%20a%20dubious%20career%20move%20for%20any%20scientist%20without%20tenure%20%28and%20perhaps%20a%20Nobel%20Prize%20already%20in%20the%20bag%29.%20Fortunately%2C%20more%20young%20researchers%20are%20now%20joining%20the%20fray.%20The%20unanswered%20questions%20should%20keep%20them%u2014and%20the%20printing%20presses%u2014busy%20for%20many%20years%20to%20come.%0A%0A
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Frontiers | Biology of Consciousness | Psychology

Frontiers | Biology of Consciousness | Psychology : The Dynamic Core and Global Workspace hypotheses were independently put forward to provide mechanistic and biologically plausible accounts of how brains generate conscious mental content. The Dynamic Core proposes that reentrant neural activity in the thalamocortical system gives rise to conscious experience. Global Workspace reconciles the limited capacity of momentary conscious content with the vast repertoire of long-term memory. In this paper we show the close relationship between the two hypotheses. This relationship allows for a strictly biological account of phenomenal experience and subjectivity that is consistent with mounting experimental evidence. We examine the constraints on causal analyses of consciousness and suggest that there is now sufficient evidence to consider the design and construction of a conscious artifact.
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The Secret Bipartisan Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election | Time

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Trump attacks McConnell as ?political hack,? says he will back pro-Trump candidates - The Washington Post

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'99% of the world has no idea': inside the shocking legal guardianship industry | Film | The Guardian

'99% of the world has no idea': inside the shocking legal guardianship industry | Film | The Guardian : An%20estimated%201.3%20million%20adults%20are%20under%20the%20care%20of%20guardians%20who%20control%20about%20%2450bn%20of%20their%20assets.%20The%20little%20understood%20system%20has%20long%20suffered%20a%20lack%20of%20oversight%2C%20transparency%20and%20basic%20protections.%0A%0AKaren%20Buck%2C%20executive%20director%20of%20the%20SeniorLAW%20Center%20in%20Pennsylvania%2C%20said%3A%20%u201CIt%20is%20the%20state%20coming%20in%20and%20taking%20away%20your%20most%20fundamental%20decisions%2C%20your%20fundamental%20right%20to%20autonomy%2C%20and%20giving%20those%20decisions%20to%20someone%20else%20who%20may%20be%20a%20total%20stranger%20to%20you.%20So%20it%20is%20a%20very%20drastic%20measure%20and%20it%20just%20simply%20doesn%u2019t%20get%20that%20much%20attention%20until%20there%20is%20crisis%20and%20scandal.%u201D
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Wicked Polarization | The Breakthrough Institute

Wicked Polarization | The Breakthrough Institute : Wicked Polarization T here was very little about the 1950s that suggested what was in store for America in the decade to come. Economic inequality was at historic lows and political partisanship virtually nonexistent. A Republican president oversaw the largest public works program in United States history, the Interstate Highway System. Big business had reached an accommodation with unions that married labor peace with rapidly rising wages and made the American working class richer than anyone had thought possible just two decades earlier. So great was the comity and consensus in political life that in 1960 Daniel Bell could declare the “end of ideology.” But already new ideological fault lines were emerging. In 1961, Jane Jacobs initiated a movement to defend the livability of dense cities against modernist monstrosities and centralized planning. Rachel Carson’s 1962 exposé of pesticides contained a larger indictment of modern agricul...
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