Even if some of the actual proposed policies are questionable, at least lawmakers are thinking about the issues.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/technology/europe-robots-taxes-jobs/index.html
Tag: Mike Reeves-McMillan
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On Charles Stross’s site, but not by him (in case, like me, you sometimes find him a bit.
On Charles Stross’s site, but not by him (in case, like me, you sometimes find him a bit… off), this is an inspiring post on the many potential ways that virtual reality could change the world for the better.
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/06/why-should-you-care-about-virt.html
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Your challenge: write the opposite of one of these, or show one of them turning out as badly as it actually would.
Your challenge: write the opposite of one of these, or show one of them turning out as badly as it actually would.
http://mythcreants.com/blog/five-bad-ideas-science-fiction-teaches-us-to-love/
http://mythcreants.com/blog/five-bad-ideas-science-fiction-teaches-us-to-love/
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Because it’s culturally acceptable in Western democracies to criticize the powerful, that can be used as cover for…
Because it’s culturally acceptable in Western democracies to criticize the powerful, that can be used as cover for bigotry and prejudice when someone becomes powerful who represents a traditional underclass.
This well-written article lays out what you might call the lightning rod effect.
Originally shared by Walter Roberson
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Love the title’s reference to the Niven/Barnes Dream Park novels, which inspired me to put something similar into my…
Love the title’s reference to the Niven/Barnes Dream Park novels, which inspired me to put something similar into my novella Gu: immersive experiences, using the programmable matter of the title, hosted in abandoned cinemaplexes.
(Gu is half price in the July coupon sale at http://smashwords.com, incidentally.)
Originally shared by Kevin Kelly
Superb in-depth article on the coming arcade versions of VR and MR by Adi Robertson.
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Daily word counts.
Daily word counts. They vary greatly, and as long as you have momentum, you probably shouldn’t obsess about them. But it’s interesting to see what people say about them.
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seems a worthy project
Originally shared by Laston Kirkland
seems a worthy project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/622508883/open-building-institute-eco-building-toolkit
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So, what would change if we took an evidence-based approach to crime and treated crime (and violence) as public…
So, what would change if we took an evidence-based approach to crime and treated crime (and violence) as public health issues?
(An evidence-based approach to education would also be nice.)
Another question, though: how do you keep politics from interfering with the implementation of actually effective approaches? Evidence is not exactly enjoying a heyday at the moment as a way of deciding what gets implemented politically.