Looking around the world today, you see many people in positions of power that don't seem to be doing a whole lot for the people that they are supposed to serve. And if they don’t seem to be doing their duties, why haven’t they been replaced by...
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Many experiments may prove me right,
But it only takes one to prove me wrong.
-Albert Einstein-
The beauty of science is that it provides us with reality. Through decades of research, the smartest people in the world seek to understand the...
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A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
We live in an age of mis-information.
Every bit of knowledge that Humanity has accrued from the beginning, is available, right here at our fingertips. However,...
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All of us here wants to build a tolerant society where our differences and diversity is a source of strength not conflict. Humanity’s greatest moments are when people of different backgrounds come together, overcome their differences and achieve...
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On occasion, we are reminded of the time passing by. And there’s no better reminder than our birthday. It means that you’ve survived another full year living on Earth, what’s happened during that time? What have you accomplished? Are you closer...
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“Knowledge is Power”
-Francis Bacon-
The Enlightenment is probably my favorite era of human history. And has the most impact on my worldview and values. It was the age of reason, with tremendous advancements in science, philosophy, politics and...
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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors
– Plato –
Politics has a bad reputation nowadays. During my daily conversations I realized that most people want nothing to do...
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In today’s culture I think the phrase “I don’t know.” should be a more acceptable thing to say. Some people are so allergic to the thought that they may not have the best take on everything, they confidently spout off misinformation and baseless...
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So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot...
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Better to accept the inconvenient truth than to embrace a comforting lie.
A curious mind should always exercise caution. Always challenge your own beliefs, especially when you don’t want to. The world is a big place with infinite sources of...
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These are lyrics from Pink Floyd’s “Time” from their album “The Dark SIde of the Moon”. It’s definitely one of my favorite songs of all time, all because of the scarily real and universal message it conveys, that will only become more relevant...
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I’ve recently watched an interview with Bertrand Russell, he was a lot of things in his time, a philosopher, a logician, a writer, and a mathematician. His critiques and opinions are highly respected in the world, and his thinking influences us...
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the...
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When I heard the learn’d astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured me with much...
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For today I’d like to talk about some cognitive biases that we’ve probably all done at some point. Us human beings are actually not very good at assessing our own abilities accurately. Generally, we tend to overestimate our capabilities, judging...
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