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In the last decade, American society has undergone a transformation brought on by a world of accelerated change. This has been exacerbated by a recession, increased global conflict, political tension and most of all, the technological revolution. All of these factors have altered our nation’s cultural and social views and called into question one of the most basic American ideals: our definition of success and individuals’ aspirations when seeking fulfillment. For more than a century, American Express has reflected society’s hallmarks of achievement, and enabled its Cardmembers to attain the attributes of success. Recognizing a shift in the life priorities and aspirations of its Cardmembers, American Express commissioned The Futures Company to explore the evolution of success and what it means today.
The life twist study an independent report commissioned by american express
The life twist study an independent report commissioned by american express
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I spoke for an hour and a half at the January 2014 Property Networking Club in Manchester. Here's a copy of the slides I used during that talk - http://www.daniellatto.co.uk for more ....
Manchester property networking club daniel latto
Manchester property networking club daniel latto
Daniel Latto
We thus evaluate the claim that new wars are more atrocious than the civil wars of the Cold War period by directly examining three dimensions of atrociousness in civil conflicts: the intensity of battle, the magnitude of violence against civilians and forced population displacement respectively. These three dimensions of atrociousness serve as the dependent variables in a series of multiple regressions that include temporal dummy variables indicating time period (Cold War/New War) as well as numerous control variables.
Are 'new wars' more atrocious
Are 'new wars' more atrocious
Lex Pit
In the almost half century since the Drake Equation was first conceived, a number of profound discoveries have been made that require each of the seven variables of this equation to be reconsidered. The discovery of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, for example, as well as the ever-increasing extreme conditions in which life is found on Earth, suggest a much wider range of possible extraterrestrial habitats. The growing consensus that life originated very early in Earth's history also supports this suggestion. The discovery of exoplanets with a wide range of host star types, and attendant habitable zones, suggests that life may be possible in planetary systems with stars quite unlike our Sun. Stellar evolution also plays an important part in that habitable zones are mobile. The increasing brightness of our Sun over the next few billion years, will place the Earth well outside the present habitable zone, but will then encompass Mars, giving rise to the notion that some Drake Equation variables, such as the fraction of planets on which life emerges, may have multiple values.
The drake equation revisited
The drake equation revisited
Lex Pit
Edward Frenkel, professor of mathematics at California Berkley, authored Love and Math, part biography part attempt to explain, among other things, his research in the field of a unified theory of mathematics (sometimes called the Langlands program). He sat down with physicist, Matthew Putman, to talk about the relationship between physics and math, love, and the shape of the universe
Affection for certainty
Affection for certainty
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Applied Linguistics Extra Credit
Applied Linguistics Extra Credit
cac10f
Project Bluebook (1949-1969) was the official U.S. Government investigation into UFOs that replaced Projects Grudge (1949-1951) and Sign (1947-1949). Headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, the investigations were handled by the U.S. Air Force. Without going into a lot of detail that would distract from the subject, there were thirteen reports prepared from the raw information gathered by those investigations. The reports were numbered 1-12 and 14.
Projects grudge and bluebook reports 1 12 - nicap
Projects grudge and bluebook reports 1 12 - nicap
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What has AI in Common with Philosophy? John McCarthy Computer Science Department Stanford University Abstract AI needs many ideas that have hitherto been studied only by philosophers. This is because a robot, if it is to have human level intelligence and ability to learn from its experience, needs a general world view in which to organize facts. It turns out that many philosophical problems take new forms when thought about in terms of how to design a robot. Some approaches to philosophy are helpful and others are not.
What has ai in common with philosophy
What has ai in common with philosophy
Lex Pit
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In the last decade, American society has undergone a transformation brought on by a world of accelerated change. This has been exacerbated by a recession, increased global conflict, political tension and most of all, the technological revolution. All of these factors have altered our nation’s cultural and social views and called into question one of the most basic American ideals: our definition of success and individuals’ aspirations when seeking fulfillment. For more than a century, American Express has reflected society’s hallmarks of achievement, and enabled its Cardmembers to attain the attributes of success. Recognizing a shift in the life priorities and aspirations of its Cardmembers, American Express commissioned The Futures Company to explore the evolution of success and what it means today.
The life twist study an independent report commissioned by american express
The life twist study an independent report commissioned by american express
Lex Pit
I spoke for an hour and a half at the January 2014 Property Networking Club in Manchester. Here's a copy of the slides I used during that talk - http://www.daniellatto.co.uk for more ....
Manchester property networking club daniel latto
Manchester property networking club daniel latto
Daniel Latto
We thus evaluate the claim that new wars are more atrocious than the civil wars of the Cold War period by directly examining three dimensions of atrociousness in civil conflicts: the intensity of battle, the magnitude of violence against civilians and forced population displacement respectively. These three dimensions of atrociousness serve as the dependent variables in a series of multiple regressions that include temporal dummy variables indicating time period (Cold War/New War) as well as numerous control variables.
Are 'new wars' more atrocious
Are 'new wars' more atrocious
Lex Pit
In the almost half century since the Drake Equation was first conceived, a number of profound discoveries have been made that require each of the seven variables of this equation to be reconsidered. The discovery of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, for example, as well as the ever-increasing extreme conditions in which life is found on Earth, suggest a much wider range of possible extraterrestrial habitats. The growing consensus that life originated very early in Earth's history also supports this suggestion. The discovery of exoplanets with a wide range of host star types, and attendant habitable zones, suggests that life may be possible in planetary systems with stars quite unlike our Sun. Stellar evolution also plays an important part in that habitable zones are mobile. The increasing brightness of our Sun over the next few billion years, will place the Earth well outside the present habitable zone, but will then encompass Mars, giving rise to the notion that some Drake Equation variables, such as the fraction of planets on which life emerges, may have multiple values.
The drake equation revisited
The drake equation revisited
Lex Pit
Edward Frenkel, professor of mathematics at California Berkley, authored Love and Math, part biography part attempt to explain, among other things, his research in the field of a unified theory of mathematics (sometimes called the Langlands program). He sat down with physicist, Matthew Putman, to talk about the relationship between physics and math, love, and the shape of the universe
Affection for certainty
Affection for certainty
Lex Pit
Applied Linguistics Extra Credit
Applied Linguistics Extra Credit
cac10f
Project Bluebook (1949-1969) was the official U.S. Government investigation into UFOs that replaced Projects Grudge (1949-1951) and Sign (1947-1949). Headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, the investigations were handled by the U.S. Air Force. Without going into a lot of detail that would distract from the subject, there were thirteen reports prepared from the raw information gathered by those investigations. The reports were numbered 1-12 and 14.
Projects grudge and bluebook reports 1 12 - nicap
Projects grudge and bluebook reports 1 12 - nicap
Lex Pit
What has AI in Common with Philosophy? John McCarthy Computer Science Department Stanford University Abstract AI needs many ideas that have hitherto been studied only by philosophers. This is because a robot, if it is to have human level intelligence and ability to learn from its experience, needs a general world view in which to organize facts. It turns out that many philosophical problems take new forms when thought about in terms of how to design a robot. Some approaches to philosophy are helpful and others are not.
What has ai in common with philosophy
What has ai in common with philosophy
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Body Count Casualty Figures after 10 Years of the “War on Terror” Iraq Afghanistan Pakistan Four Million Muslims Killed in US-NATO Wars A March report by Physicians for Social Responsibility calculates the body count of the Iraq War at around 1.3 million, and possibly as many as 2 million. However, the numbers of those killed in Middle Eastern wars could be much higher. The actual death toll could reach as high as 4 million if one includes not just those killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also the victims of the sanctions against Iraq, which left about 1.7 million more dead, half of them children, according to figures from the United Nations. In the wars that followed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. not only killed millions, but systematically destroyed the infrastructure necessary for healthy, prosperous life in those countries, then used rebuilding efforts as opportunities for profit, rather than to benefit the occupied populations. To further add to the genocidal pattern of behavior, there is ample evidence of torture and persistent rumors of sexual assault from the aftermath of Iraq’s fall. It appears likely the U.S. has contributed to further destabilization and death in the region by supporting the rise of the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and Syria by arming rebel groups on all sides of the conflict.
Body Count - Casualty Figures after 10 Years of the “War on Terror”
Body Count - Casualty Figures after 10 Years of the “War on Terror”
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ARMY ENERGY STRATEGY FOR THE END OF CHEAP OIL Kip P. Nygren, Darrell D. Massie*, Paul J. Kern United States Military Academy.
ARMY ENERGY STRATEGY FOR THE END OF CHEAP OIL
ARMY ENERGY STRATEGY FOR THE END OF CHEAP OIL
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Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. She received the B.S. degree in Biophysics in 1968, the M.S. and E.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1980, and the Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1985, all from MIT. For over three decades, her research interests have always been at the intersection of biology and computation: developing a computational model for the human auditory system, understanding human language so as to develop algorithms and systems for human computer interactions, as well as applying natural language processing (NLP) techniques to gene predictions. She has published over 170 refereed articles on these subjects, and has been invited to give keynote speeches at several international conferences. She has also supervised numerous Master's and PhD theses at MIT. In 2012, Dr. Seneff was elected Fellow of the International Speech and Communication Association (ISCA). In recent years, Dr. Seneff has focused her research interests back towards biology. She is concentrating mainly on the relationship between nutrition and health. Since 2011, she has written over a dozen papers (7 as first author) in various medical and health-related journals on topics such as modern day diseases (e.g., Alzheimer, autism, cardiovascular diseases), analysis and search of databases of drug side effects using NLP techniques, and the impact of nutritional deficiencies and environmental toxins on human health.
GMOs and Roundup: a Marriage Made in Hell
GMOs and Roundup: a Marriage Made in Hell
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Michael J. W. Hall, Dirk-André Deckert, and Howard M. Wiseman ABSTRACT We investigate whether quantum theory can be understood as the continuum limit of a mechanical theory, in which there is a huge, but finite, number of classical “worlds,” and quantum effects arise solely from a universal interaction between these worlds, without reference to any wave function. Here, a “world” means an entire universe with well-defined properties, determined by the classical configuration of its particles and fields. In our approach, each world evolves deterministically, probabilities arise due to ignorance as to which world a given observer occupies, and we argue that in the limit of infinitely many worlds the wave function can be recovered (as a secondary object) from the motion of these worlds. We introduce a simple model of such a “many interacting worlds” approach and show that it can reproduce some generic quantum phenomena—such as Ehrenfest’s theorem, wave packet spreading, barrier tunneling, and zero-point energy—as a direct consequence of mutual repulsion between worlds. Finally, we perform numerical simulations using our approach. We demonstrate, first, that it can be used to calculate quantum ground states, and second, that it is capable of reproducing, at least qualitatively, the double-slit interference phenomenon. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041013
Quantum phenomena modeled by interactions between many classical worlds
Quantum phenomena modeled by interactions between many classical worlds
Lex Pit
The Project Gutenberg EBook of On War, by Carl von Clausewitz This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: On War Author: Carl von Clausewitz Release Date: February 25, 2006 [EBook #1946] Last Updated: January 26, 2013 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ON WAR *** Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger
On war, by General Carl von Clausewitz
On war, by General Carl von Clausewitz
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Government agencies have long employed entertainment industry liaisons to work with Hollywood in order to improve their public image. For instance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation established its entertainment office in the 1930s and has used its influence to bolster the image of the bureau in radio programs, films and television shows such as G-Men (1935), The Untouchables (1959–1963), The FBI Story (1959), and The F.B.I. (1965–1979). In 1947, the Department of Defense established its first entertainment industry liaison, and now, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret Service, and the US Coast Guard all have Motion Picture and Television Offices or official assistants to the media on their payroll. Even government centers are now working with Tinsel Town, as evidenced by Hollywood, Health, and Society—a program associated with the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Norman Lear Center and funded in part by the Center for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health to provide the entertainment industry with information for health-related story lines
Get smart a look at the current relationship between hollywood and the cia
Get smart a look at the current relationship between hollywood and the cia
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The Search for the Manchurian Candidate: Marks' award-winning 1979 book, The Search for the Manchurian Candidate describes a wide range of CIA activities during the Cold War, including unethical drug experiments in the context of a mind-control and chemical interrogation research program. The book is based on 15,000 pages of CIA documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and many interviews, including those with retired members of the psychological division of the CIA, and the book describes some of the work of psychologists in this effort with a whole chapter on the Personality Assessment System. A 'Manchurian Candidate' is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's highly secret program of experiments in mind control. His curiosity first aroused by information on a puzzling suicide. Marks worked from thousands of pages of newly released documents as well as interviews and behavioral science studies, producing a book that 'accomplished what two Senate committees could not' (Senator Edward Kennedy).
The search for the manchurian candidate: the CIA and mind control The secret ...
The search for the manchurian candidate: the CIA and mind control The secret ...
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Prof Bernard Carr Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London Astronomer and mathematician Bernard Carr theorizes that many of the phenomena we experience but cannot explain within the physical laws of this dimension actually occur in other dimensions. Albert Einstein stated that there are at least four dimensions. The fourth dimension is time, or spacetime, since Einstein said space and time cannot be separated. In modern physics, theories about the existence of up to 11 dimensions and the possibility of more have gained traction. Carr, a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Queen Mary University of London, says our consciousness interacts with another dimension. Furthermore, the multi-dimensional universe he envisions has a hierarchical structure. We are at the lowest-level dimension. “The model resolves well-known philosophical problems concerning the relationship between matter and mind, elucidates the nature of time, and provides an ontological framework for the interpretation of phenomena such as apparitions, OBEs [out-of-body experiences], NDEs [near-death-experiences], and dreams,” he wrote in a conference abstract. Carr reasons that our physical sensors only show us a 3-dimensional universe, though there are actually at least four dimensions. What exists in the higher dimensions are entities we cannot touch with our physical sensors. He said that such entities must still have a type of space to exist in. “The only non-physical entities in the universe of which we have any experience are mental ones, and … the existence of paranormal phenomena suggests that mental entities have to exist in some sort of space,” Carr wrote. The other-dimensional space we enter in dreams overlaps with the space where memory exists. Carr says telepathy signals a communal mental space and clairvoyance also contains a physical space. “Non-physical percepts have attributes of externality,” he wrote in his book “Matter, Mind, and Higher Dimensions.” He builds on previous theories, including the Kaluza–Klein theory, which unifies the fundamental forces of gravitation and electromagnetism. The Kaluza–Klein theory also envisions a 5-dimensional space. In “M-theory,” there are 11 dimensions. In superstring theory, there are 10. Carr understands this as a 4-dimensional “external” space—meaning these are the four dimensions in Einstein’s relativity theory—and a 6- or 7-dimensional “internal” space—meaning these dimensions relate to psychic and other “intangible” phenomena.
Matter, mind and higher dimensions – Bernard Carr
Matter, mind and higher dimensions – Bernard Carr
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Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão em torno da aceleração tecnológica atualmente em curso, utilizando o viés da IA como fio condutor, na tentativa de identificar tendências, implicações e perspectivas que poderão se concretizar no curto prazo, influindo, talvez radicalmente, no próprio futuro da humanidade. A atual escalada do desenvolvimento tecnológico coloca em bases concretas a perspectiva de realização do que tecnicamente está sendo chamado de Superinteligência Artificial (SIA), uma forma de inteligência muito superior a do ser humano em todos os sentidos. A possibilidade do desenvolvimento da SIA impõe, talvez pela primeira vez, em termos reais, a questão de uma tecnologia ser capaz de efetivamente “posicionar-se” contra a humanidade, com conseqüências imprevisíveis. Torna-se então necessário ampliar o debate em torno do tema para garantir ética e segurança nos rumos futuros do seu desenvolvimento.
Superinteligência artificial e a singularidade tecnológica
Superinteligência artificial e a singularidade tecnológica
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though high levels of narcissism can impair ethical judgment regardless of one's religious orientation or orthodox beliefs, narcissism is more harmful in those who might be expected to be more ethical, according to a Baylor University study published online in the Journal of Business Ethics. "Devout people who are narcissistic and exercise poor ethical judgment would be committing acts that are, according to their own internalized value system, blatantly hypocritical," said Marjorie J. Cooper, Ph.D., study author and professor of marketing at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. "Narcissism is sufficiently intrusive and powerful that it entices people into behaving in ways inimical to their most deeply-held beliefs." The study identified three groups- skeptics, nominal Christians, and devout Christians. Skeptics largely reject foundational Christian teachings. Nominal Christians are moderate in their intrinsic religious orientation as well as in their orthodox beliefs. Devout Christians are high in intrinsic religious orientation and orthodoxy, which indicates that they fully internalize Christian beliefs and values. "We found that nominal and devout Christians show better ethical judgment than the skeptics overall, but especially those whose narcissistic tendencies are at the low end of the spectrum," said Chris Pullig, Ph.D., chair of the department of marketing and associate professor of marketing at Baylor. "However, that undergoes a notable alteration as levels of narcissism rise for subjects within each cluster." "Both the nominal and devout groups show degrees of poor ethical judgment equal to that of the skeptics when accompanied by higher degrees of narcissism, a finding that suggests a dramatic transformation for both nominals and the devouts when ethical judgment is clouded by narcissistic tendencies," he said. For the skeptics, the range of scores for ethical judgment from low to high lacks the range that is found for the nominals and devouts. Increased narcissism among skeptics does not result in significantly worse ethical judgment. "However, the same cannot be said for the nominals or the devouts," Cooper said. "For both of these groups as narcissism increases so does the tendency to demonstrate worse ethical judgment. Thus, a higher level of narcissism is more likely to be associated with unethical judgment among nominal Christians and devout Christians than skeptics."
Narcissism impairs ethical judgment even among the highly religious
Narcissism impairs ethical judgment even among the highly religious
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While one widely held view maintains playing video games is intellectually lazy, such play actually may strengthen a range of cognitive skills such as spatial navigation, reasoning, memory and perception, according to several studies reviewed in the article. This is particularly true for shooter video games that are often violent, the authors said. A 2013 meta-analysis found that playing shooter video games improved a player’s capacity to think about objects in three dimensions, just as well as academic courses to enhance these same skills, according to the study. “This has critical implications for education and career development, as previous research has established the power of spatial skills for achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” Granic said. This enhanced thinking was not found with playing other types of video games, such as puzzles or role-playing games. Playing video games may also help children develop problem-solving skills, the authors said. The more adolescents reported playing strategic video games, such as role-playing games, the more they improved in problem solving and school grades the following year, according to a long-term study published in 2013. Children’s creativity was also enhanced by playing any kind of video game, including violent games, but not when the children used other forms of technology, such as a computer or cell phone, other research revealed.
The benefits of playing video games amp a0034857
The benefits of playing video games amp a0034857
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Technology and Cognition Just Because We Can, Should We? Minds and Machines
Technology and cognition situated cognition2013
Technology and cognition situated cognition2013
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This is another type of war, new in its intensity, ancient in its origin—war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins, war by ambush instead of by combat; by infiltration, instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the enemy instead of engaging him. It preys on economic unrest and ethnic conflicts. It requires in those situations where we must counter it, and these are the kinds of challenges that will be before us in the next decade if freedom is to be saved, a whole new kind of strategy, a wholly different kind of force, and therefore a new and wholly different kind of military training
Defining asymmetric warfare
Defining asymmetric warfare
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There are some not well known risks associated with the program of SETI—the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. One of them is the scenario of possible vulnerability from downloading hostile AI with “virus-style” behavior. The proportion of dangerous ET-signals to harmless ones can be dangerously high because of selection effects and evolutionary pressure. Alexey Turchin was born in Moscow, Russia in 1973. Alexey studied Physics and Art History at Moscow State University and actively participated in the Russian Transhumanist Movement. He has translated many foreign Transhumanist works into Russian, including N. Bostrom and E.Yudkowsky. He is an expert in Global Risks and wrote the book “Structure of the Global Catastrophe: Risks of Human Extinction in the XXI Century,” as well as several articles on the topic. Since 2010, he has worked at Science Longer Life where he is writing a book on futurology.
Risks of SETI
Risks of SETI
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As the 21st Century dawns, warfare is in the midst of revolutionary change. Information Age warfare characterized by knowledge, speed, and precision is slowly supplanting Industrial Age war and its reliance on mass. The advent of precision firepower is but the first tremor of this tectonic shift. As it reverberates around the globe, the Precision Firepower Military Technical Revolution will dramatically increase the lethality and reach of defensive fires. Unless the means for offensive maneuver adapt to overcome the greatly enhanced power of the defense, future soldiers will face stalemate and indecision much like their forefathers confronted in 1914.
The revolution after next
The revolution after next
Lex Pit
Nuclear winter revisited with a modern climate model and current nuclear arse...
Nuclear winter revisited with a modern climate model and current nuclear arse...
Lex Pit
There are inherent discrepancies between the nuclear declaratory policy and the nuclear employment policy of most countries, and the United States is no exception. U.S. declaratory policy is what officials say publicly about how nuclear weapons would be used. During the Cold War, official public statements usually suggested that the United States would employ its strategic nuclear arsenal only in retaliation against a Soviet nuclear “first-strike.” But this rationale poses a logical disconnect that suggests an unsettling theory. If the Russians attacked first, there would be little left to hit in retaliating against their nuclear forces, and even less by the time the U.S. “retaliatory” attack arrived at its targets. Many Russian missile silos would be empty, submarines would be at sea, and bombers would be dispersed to airfields or in the air. Ineluctably, the logic of nuclear war planning demands that options exist 14 Natural Resources Defense Councilto fire first. Thus the U.S. President retains a first-strike option, regardless of whether he has any such intention or not. The Soviet Union was faced with a similar dilemma and must have come to similar conclusions. As a consequence, therefore, both sides’ nuclear deterrent strategies have “required” large and highly alert nuclear arsenalsto execute preemptive strike options.
The us nuclear war plan
The us nuclear war plan
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A assimetria se refere ao desbalanceamento extremo de forças. Para o mais forte, a guerra assimétrica é traduzida como forma ilegítima de violência, especialmente quando voltada a danos civis. Para o mais fraco, é uma forma de combate. No pensamento de Clausewitz, a guerra não é arte nem ciência, é um fenômeno que pertence ao campo da existência social, e que, dependendo das condições, pode tomar formas radicalmente diferentes, modificando a sua natureza em cada caso concreto, em analogia ao atributo do camaleão.
Guerra assimetrica
Guerra assimetrica
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"Geoengineering describes activities specifically and deliberately designed to effect a change in the global climate with the aim of minimising or reversing anthropogenic (that is human caused) climate change. Geoengineering covers many techniques and technologies but splits into two broad categories: those that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere such as sequestering and locking carbon dioxide in geological formations; and those that reflect solar radiation. Techniques in this category include the injection of sulphate aerosols into the stratosphere to mimic the cooling effect caused by large volcanic eruptions. The technologies and techniques vary so much that any regulatory framework for geoengineering cannot be uniform. Instead, those techniques, particularly carbon removal, that are closely related to familiar existing technologies, could be regulated by developing the international regulation of the existing regimes to encompass geoengineering. For other technologies, especially solar refection, new regulatory arrangements will have to be developed."
The regulation of geoengineering - House of Commons
The regulation of geoengineering - House of Commons
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This document from 1966 proves that the Federal Government has been engaging in Weather Modification and Geoengineering for many decades. According to the document, the Weather Modification program had hundreds of millions of dollars of funding back in 1966.
A recommended national program in weather modification
A recommended national program in weather modification
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Michael J. W. Hall, Dirk-André Deckert, and Howard M. Wiseman ABSTRACT We investigate whether quantum theory can be understood as the continuum limit of a mechanical theory, in which there is a huge, but finite, number of classical “worlds,” and quantum effects arise solely from a universal interaction between these worlds, without reference to any wave function. Here, a “world” means an entire universe with well-defined properties, determined by the classical configuration of its particles and fields. In our approach, each world evolves deterministically, probabilities arise due to ignorance as to which world a given observer occupies, and we argue that in the limit of infinitely many worlds the wave function can be recovered (as a secondary object) from the motion of these worlds. We introduce a simple model of such a “many interacting worlds” approach and show that it can reproduce some generic quantum phenomena—such as Ehrenfest’s theorem, wave packet spreading, barrier tunneling, and zero-point energy—as a direct consequence of mutual repulsion between worlds. Finally, we perform numerical simulations using our approach. We demonstrate, first, that it can be used to calculate quantum ground states, and second, that it is capable of reproducing, at least qualitatively, the double-slit interference phenomenon. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041013
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of On War, by Carl von Clausewitz This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: On War Author: Carl von Clausewitz Release Date: February 25, 2006 [EBook #1946] Last Updated: January 26, 2013 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ON WAR *** Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger
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Government agencies have long employed entertainment industry liaisons to work with Hollywood in order to improve their public image. For instance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation established its entertainment office in the 1930s and has used its influence to bolster the image of the bureau in radio programs, films and television shows such as G-Men (1935), The Untouchables (1959–1963), The FBI Story (1959), and The F.B.I. (1965–1979). In 1947, the Department of Defense established its first entertainment industry liaison, and now, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret Service, and the US Coast Guard all have Motion Picture and Television Offices or official assistants to the media on their payroll. Even government centers are now working with Tinsel Town, as evidenced by Hollywood, Health, and Society—a program associated with the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Norman Lear Center and funded in part by the Center for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health to provide the entertainment industry with information for health-related story lines
Get smart a look at the current relationship between hollywood and the cia
Get smart a look at the current relationship between hollywood and the cia
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The Search for the Manchurian Candidate: Marks' award-winning 1979 book, The Search for the Manchurian Candidate describes a wide range of CIA activities during the Cold War, including unethical drug experiments in the context of a mind-control and chemical interrogation research program. The book is based on 15,000 pages of CIA documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and many interviews, including those with retired members of the psychological division of the CIA, and the book describes some of the work of psychologists in this effort with a whole chapter on the Personality Assessment System. A 'Manchurian Candidate' is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's highly secret program of experiments in mind control. His curiosity first aroused by information on a puzzling suicide. Marks worked from thousands of pages of newly released documents as well as interviews and behavioral science studies, producing a book that 'accomplished what two Senate committees could not' (Senator Edward Kennedy).
The search for the manchurian candidate: the CIA and mind control The secret ...
The search for the manchurian candidate: the CIA and mind control The secret ...
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Prof Bernard Carr Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London Astronomer and mathematician Bernard Carr theorizes that many of the phenomena we experience but cannot explain within the physical laws of this dimension actually occur in other dimensions. Albert Einstein stated that there are at least four dimensions. The fourth dimension is time, or spacetime, since Einstein said space and time cannot be separated. In modern physics, theories about the existence of up to 11 dimensions and the possibility of more have gained traction. Carr, a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Queen Mary University of London, says our consciousness interacts with another dimension. Furthermore, the multi-dimensional universe he envisions has a hierarchical structure. We are at the lowest-level dimension. “The model resolves well-known philosophical problems concerning the relationship between matter and mind, elucidates the nature of time, and provides an ontological framework for the interpretation of phenomena such as apparitions, OBEs [out-of-body experiences], NDEs [near-death-experiences], and dreams,” he wrote in a conference abstract. Carr reasons that our physical sensors only show us a 3-dimensional universe, though there are actually at least four dimensions. What exists in the higher dimensions are entities we cannot touch with our physical sensors. He said that such entities must still have a type of space to exist in. “The only non-physical entities in the universe of which we have any experience are mental ones, and … the existence of paranormal phenomena suggests that mental entities have to exist in some sort of space,” Carr wrote. The other-dimensional space we enter in dreams overlaps with the space where memory exists. Carr says telepathy signals a communal mental space and clairvoyance also contains a physical space. “Non-physical percepts have attributes of externality,” he wrote in his book “Matter, Mind, and Higher Dimensions.” He builds on previous theories, including the Kaluza–Klein theory, which unifies the fundamental forces of gravitation and electromagnetism. The Kaluza–Klein theory also envisions a 5-dimensional space. In “M-theory,” there are 11 dimensions. In superstring theory, there are 10. Carr understands this as a 4-dimensional “external” space—meaning these are the four dimensions in Einstein’s relativity theory—and a 6- or 7-dimensional “internal” space—meaning these dimensions relate to psychic and other “intangible” phenomena.
Matter, mind and higher dimensions – Bernard Carr
Matter, mind and higher dimensions – Bernard Carr
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Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão em torno da aceleração tecnológica atualmente em curso, utilizando o viés da IA como fio condutor, na tentativa de identificar tendências, implicações e perspectivas que poderão se concretizar no curto prazo, influindo, talvez radicalmente, no próprio futuro da humanidade. A atual escalada do desenvolvimento tecnológico coloca em bases concretas a perspectiva de realização do que tecnicamente está sendo chamado de Superinteligência Artificial (SIA), uma forma de inteligência muito superior a do ser humano em todos os sentidos. A possibilidade do desenvolvimento da SIA impõe, talvez pela primeira vez, em termos reais, a questão de uma tecnologia ser capaz de efetivamente “posicionar-se” contra a humanidade, com conseqüências imprevisíveis. Torna-se então necessário ampliar o debate em torno do tema para garantir ética e segurança nos rumos futuros do seu desenvolvimento.
Superinteligência artificial e a singularidade tecnológica
Superinteligência artificial e a singularidade tecnológica
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though high levels of narcissism can impair ethical judgment regardless of one's religious orientation or orthodox beliefs, narcissism is more harmful in those who might be expected to be more ethical, according to a Baylor University study published online in the Journal of Business Ethics. "Devout people who are narcissistic and exercise poor ethical judgment would be committing acts that are, according to their own internalized value system, blatantly hypocritical," said Marjorie J. Cooper, Ph.D., study author and professor of marketing at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. "Narcissism is sufficiently intrusive and powerful that it entices people into behaving in ways inimical to their most deeply-held beliefs." The study identified three groups- skeptics, nominal Christians, and devout Christians. Skeptics largely reject foundational Christian teachings. Nominal Christians are moderate in their intrinsic religious orientation as well as in their orthodox beliefs. Devout Christians are high in intrinsic religious orientation and orthodoxy, which indicates that they fully internalize Christian beliefs and values. "We found that nominal and devout Christians show better ethical judgment than the skeptics overall, but especially those whose narcissistic tendencies are at the low end of the spectrum," said Chris Pullig, Ph.D., chair of the department of marketing and associate professor of marketing at Baylor. "However, that undergoes a notable alteration as levels of narcissism rise for subjects within each cluster." "Both the nominal and devout groups show degrees of poor ethical judgment equal to that of the skeptics when accompanied by higher degrees of narcissism, a finding that suggests a dramatic transformation for both nominals and the devouts when ethical judgment is clouded by narcissistic tendencies," he said. For the skeptics, the range of scores for ethical judgment from low to high lacks the range that is found for the nominals and devouts. Increased narcissism among skeptics does not result in significantly worse ethical judgment. "However, the same cannot be said for the nominals or the devouts," Cooper said. "For both of these groups as narcissism increases so does the tendency to demonstrate worse ethical judgment. Thus, a higher level of narcissism is more likely to be associated with unethical judgment among nominal Christians and devout Christians than skeptics."
Narcissism impairs ethical judgment even among the highly religious
Narcissism impairs ethical judgment even among the highly religious
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While one widely held view maintains playing video games is intellectually lazy, such play actually may strengthen a range of cognitive skills such as spatial navigation, reasoning, memory and perception, according to several studies reviewed in the article. This is particularly true for shooter video games that are often violent, the authors said. A 2013 meta-analysis found that playing shooter video games improved a player’s capacity to think about objects in three dimensions, just as well as academic courses to enhance these same skills, according to the study. “This has critical implications for education and career development, as previous research has established the power of spatial skills for achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” Granic said. This enhanced thinking was not found with playing other types of video games, such as puzzles or role-playing games. Playing video games may also help children develop problem-solving skills, the authors said. The more adolescents reported playing strategic video games, such as role-playing games, the more they improved in problem solving and school grades the following year, according to a long-term study published in 2013. Children’s creativity was also enhanced by playing any kind of video game, including violent games, but not when the children used other forms of technology, such as a computer or cell phone, other research revealed.
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The benefits of playing video games amp a0034857
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Technology and Cognition Just Because We Can, Should We? Minds and Machines
Technology and cognition situated cognition2013
Technology and cognition situated cognition2013
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This is another type of war, new in its intensity, ancient in its origin—war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins, war by ambush instead of by combat; by infiltration, instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the enemy instead of engaging him. It preys on economic unrest and ethnic conflicts. It requires in those situations where we must counter it, and these are the kinds of challenges that will be before us in the next decade if freedom is to be saved, a whole new kind of strategy, a wholly different kind of force, and therefore a new and wholly different kind of military training
Defining asymmetric warfare
Defining asymmetric warfare
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There are some not well known risks associated with the program of SETI—the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. One of them is the scenario of possible vulnerability from downloading hostile AI with “virus-style” behavior. The proportion of dangerous ET-signals to harmless ones can be dangerously high because of selection effects and evolutionary pressure. Alexey Turchin was born in Moscow, Russia in 1973. Alexey studied Physics and Art History at Moscow State University and actively participated in the Russian Transhumanist Movement. He has translated many foreign Transhumanist works into Russian, including N. Bostrom and E.Yudkowsky. He is an expert in Global Risks and wrote the book “Structure of the Global Catastrophe: Risks of Human Extinction in the XXI Century,” as well as several articles on the topic. Since 2010, he has worked at Science Longer Life where he is writing a book on futurology.
Risks of SETI
Risks of SETI
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As the 21st Century dawns, warfare is in the midst of revolutionary change. Information Age warfare characterized by knowledge, speed, and precision is slowly supplanting Industrial Age war and its reliance on mass. The advent of precision firepower is but the first tremor of this tectonic shift. As it reverberates around the globe, the Precision Firepower Military Technical Revolution will dramatically increase the lethality and reach of defensive fires. Unless the means for offensive maneuver adapt to overcome the greatly enhanced power of the defense, future soldiers will face stalemate and indecision much like their forefathers confronted in 1914.
The revolution after next
The revolution after next
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There are inherent discrepancies between the nuclear declaratory policy and the nuclear employment policy of most countries, and the United States is no exception. U.S. declaratory policy is what officials say publicly about how nuclear weapons would be used. During the Cold War, official public statements usually suggested that the United States would employ its strategic nuclear arsenal only in retaliation against a Soviet nuclear “first-strike.” But this rationale poses a logical disconnect that suggests an unsettling theory. If the Russians attacked first, there would be little left to hit in retaliating against their nuclear forces, and even less by the time the U.S. “retaliatory” attack arrived at its targets. Many Russian missile silos would be empty, submarines would be at sea, and bombers would be dispersed to airfields or in the air. Ineluctably, the logic of nuclear war planning demands that options exist 14 Natural Resources Defense Councilto fire first. Thus the U.S. President retains a first-strike option, regardless of whether he has any such intention or not. The Soviet Union was faced with a similar dilemma and must have come to similar conclusions. As a consequence, therefore, both sides’ nuclear deterrent strategies have “required” large and highly alert nuclear arsenalsto execute preemptive strike options.
The us nuclear war plan
The us nuclear war plan
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A assimetria se refere ao desbalanceamento extremo de forças. Para o mais forte, a guerra assimétrica é traduzida como forma ilegítima de violência, especialmente quando voltada a danos civis. Para o mais fraco, é uma forma de combate. No pensamento de Clausewitz, a guerra não é arte nem ciência, é um fenômeno que pertence ao campo da existência social, e que, dependendo das condições, pode tomar formas radicalmente diferentes, modificando a sua natureza em cada caso concreto, em analogia ao atributo do camaleão.
Guerra assimetrica
Guerra assimetrica
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"Geoengineering describes activities specifically and deliberately designed to effect a change in the global climate with the aim of minimising or reversing anthropogenic (that is human caused) climate change. Geoengineering covers many techniques and technologies but splits into two broad categories: those that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere such as sequestering and locking carbon dioxide in geological formations; and those that reflect solar radiation. Techniques in this category include the injection of sulphate aerosols into the stratosphere to mimic the cooling effect caused by large volcanic eruptions. The technologies and techniques vary so much that any regulatory framework for geoengineering cannot be uniform. Instead, those techniques, particularly carbon removal, that are closely related to familiar existing technologies, could be regulated by developing the international regulation of the existing regimes to encompass geoengineering. For other technologies, especially solar refection, new regulatory arrangements will have to be developed."
The regulation of geoengineering - House of Commons
The regulation of geoengineering - House of Commons
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This document from 1966 proves that the Federal Government has been engaging in Weather Modification and Geoengineering for many decades. According to the document, the Weather Modification program had hundreds of millions of dollars of funding back in 1966.
A recommended national program in weather modification
A recommended national program in weather modification
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