Jan 05

The advice is basically:

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The advice is basically:

1. Read thoroughly before sharing;

2. Evaluate for quality and timeliness;

3. Consider the tone as well as the point of view.

Notably missing: Verify the factuality of the claims before sharing. Though that is implied in #2.

Originally shared by Conscious Style Guide

“The world would be better if people considered more carefully and more often the opposing point of view.”

“If you agree,” says editor Carol Fisher Saller, “consider three sharing practices that will reduce the amount of careless shouting online.”

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#consciouslanguage #mindfullanguage #respectfullanguage #socialmedia

[Image: A sphere covered with small photographs or screens displaying faces, is held in the palm of a hand in front of a blue speckled background.]

http://ow.ly/eyQR30hySGA
Jan 04

A typical space opera will have a crewed ship hopping round a planetary system in a matter of hours (usually without…

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A typical space opera will have a crewed ship hopping round a planetary system in a matter of hours (usually without ever worrying about refueling). But distances between planets are really large, and Earth to Mars is realistically a journey of many months.

Here’s a slightly out-there approach to dealing with that.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

This Unbelievable Research on Human Hibernation Could Get Us to Mars http://suhub.co/2CVOijf

Jan 04

An interesting perspective on the current social shifts going on in the US.

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An interesting perspective on the current social shifts going on in the US.

Originally shared by Conscious Style Guide

How losing the definition and import of “consent” can lead to the “fallacy of misplaced scale,” a return to a more sexually restrictive era, and the loss of agency (especially for women):

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#sex #consent #gender #consciouslanguage

[Image: Former Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey.]

http://ow.ly/YzHh30hyRkv
Jan 04

Representation matters.

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Representation matters.

Originally shared by Keith Wilson

If all you knew about black families was what national news outlets reported, you are likely to think African Americans are overwhelmingly poor, reliant on welfare, absentee fathers and criminals, despite what government data show, a new study says.

H/t John Bump​

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/13/news-media-offers-consistently-warped-portrayals-of-black-families-study-finds/
Jan 03

What do you know, if you just give poor people money their lives get better.

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What do you know, if you just give poor people money their lives get better.

Via Dave Higgins.

Originally shared by Stephen Harris (Phi)

I once read a study where it was discovered cash incentive wasn’t a good motivator. People’s motivation was barely affected by a higher salary.

What the study concluded is, “Pay them enough to take the money problem off the table. Then listen to them, to their ideas and feedback about the business.”

If everyone is no longer wrapped up with daily necessities, they can think more clearly and act as they would want to.

Of course, some are bound up with vices, but generally those vices are due to their situation to begin with.

http://www.businessinsider.com/kenya-village-disproving-biggest-myth-about-basic-income-2017-12
Jan 01

Currently, natural stupidity is a much larger problem for the world than artificial intelligence.

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Currently, natural stupidity is a much larger problem for the world than artificial intelligence. But when will AI reach the level that was originally envisaged at the foundation of the field, back in 1956?

It’s hard to say, because not only don’t we know how complex some of the problems are, but progress is difficult to measure.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

When Will We Finally Achieve True Artificial Intelligence? http://suhub.co/2BTSCPq

Dec 31

In what has now become a tradition, here’s my fourth annual roundup of the best books I read this year.

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In what has now become a tradition, here’s my fourth annual roundup of the best books I read this year.

I’ve added a couple of new features this time. I include “honourable mentions” for books that almost made it to the list, and a summary at the end of authors by gender on each of the four lists I’ve done so far. Results… probably won’t surprise you all that much.