{"id":6629,"date":"2019-08-06T19:16:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/?p=6629"},"modified":"2019-11-22T14:32:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T14:32:16","slug":"recent-readings-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/recent-readings-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Readings, 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking is a superpower. When you walk you increase many cognitive functions. I know that is true for me. A scientist offers some evidence in a new book In Praise of Walking (I have not read). Article about the book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A job for humans: teaching the AIs to see. It’s now a big business. See this article <\/a>on the startup, Scale.<\/p>\n

Using virtual reality to swap bodies and give your self advice. Weird, but early experiments suggest it works. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Forgetting may not be a malfunction of memory, but a key component of memory. In other words you may not be able to remember or deal with the future unless you forget. Recent science. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Why Humans Will Never Colonize Mars” is a very strong argument, one that I agree with. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A well-argued proposal for a new science of progress and setting up a new discipline of Progress Studies. I think this would be a highly productive investment for society. Link.<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you up to speed? DYK “China has more than 425 million live-streamers.” Many earn money live-streaming. Some use face filters to make them look more beautiful. Except when they break. Story link:<\/a><\/p>\n

Insightful article about the business models of online\/video games. Says “it turns out the most effective way to generate billions of dollars is to not require a player spend a single one.” Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This album of tiny video experiments is sweet, lovely, brilliant, useless and cool — in other words, art. Link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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