Persecution is endemic in the vicious world of Young Adult publishing. The escapist settings of fantasy fiction are still afflicted by the culture war — Read on spectator.us/writers-blocked-fantasy-fiction/
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Category: Philosophy
Will Civilizations Clash? – Athenaeum Review
Will Civilizations Clash? - Athenaeum Review — Read on athenaeumreview.org/essay/will-civilizations-clash/
The Problem With Happiness – Athenaeum Review
The Problem With Happiness - Athenaeum Review — Read on athenaeumreview.org/essay/the-problem-with-happiness/
Technology That Could End Humanity—and How to Stop It | WIRED
Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom says technology often has unintended consequences, and that we may have to choose between totalitarianism and annihilation. — Read on http://www.wired.com/story/technology-could-end-humanity-how-stop-it/
The Hidden Harper Lee
That Harper Lee was always writing was obvious to anyone who knew her, if only because they were reminded whenever they opened their mail. — Read on http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/05/15/the-hidden-harper-lee/
Geopolitics: Understanding Oceanic Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch The Geopolitics of the 21st century will be determined by the potential of great powers to build regimes of control over the seas, or oceanic space. It is vital that we understand how the use of oceans has evolved over the ages, and how it stands today. The idea of oceans being the common … Continue reading Geopolitics: Understanding Oceanic Space
Ashoka the Great and Kublai Khan: theories of kingship
http://www.youtube.com/watch The reigns of Ashoka the Great of the Mauryan Empire of India (268-232 BC), and Kublai Khan of the Mongol Yuan dynasty of China (1271-1294 AD) were separated by almost 1500 years. Despite the distance of Time and Space there was one fundamental idea that united their Empires: that is Kublai Khan’s adoption of … Continue reading Ashoka the Great and Kublai Khan: theories of kingship
What if AI is just BS? – The Washington Post
When is the new new thing not really all that? — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/01/what-if-ai-is-just-bs/
When Quantum Meets AI: Promises and Perils as Two of Our Future’s Most Powerful Technologies Begin to Collide | PROJECT Q
Image via GCN Part I of III Gabriella Skoff The game-changing role that quantum computing is set to play in machine learning is a topic of conversation shrouded in much hype. Theoretically, quantum computing could increase algorithmic capacity to crunch large datasets, enhancing the performance of deep learning and accelerating the progress of artificial intelligence… … Continue reading When Quantum Meets AI: Promises and Perils as Two of Our Future’s Most Powerful Technologies Begin to Collide | PROJECT Q
‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ 50 years later: What Kurt Vonnegut taught one soldier about war – The Washington Post
War is not confined to the past, Kurt Vonnegut wrote 50 years ago. Neither are his lessons. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/04/13/reading-slaughterhouse-five-baghdad-what-vonnegut-taught-me-about-war/
