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Robert J. Marks
Date
June 22, 2026

Categorized
Probability

Tagged
Emergent behavior, Featured, Monday Microsofties, Swarm intelligence}

Monday Micro Softy 84: Meet the Followers

_{What happens when everyone in the swarm is a follower?} _{Robert J. Marks
June 22, 2026

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Probability}

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 21, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy, Physics

Tagged
Dean Rickles, Graham Phillips, John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008), Leonard Susskind, Multiverse (proponents), Paul Davies, Quantum Mechanics}

Science Writer Takes Aim at Many Universes Theory

_{Phillips sees it as a materialist dodge. But a proposed alternative is definitely not your everyday theory either} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 21, 2026

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Philosophy, Physics}

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Kenneth Francis
Date
June 21, 2026

Categorized
Psychology

Tagged
Case studies, Demons, Evil, Killers, Sexual abuse}

What Makes an Ostensibly Normal Person Evil

_{How is it possible for these monsters to live ordinary lives in public view?} _{Kenneth Francis
June 21, 2026

6

Psychology}

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Casey Luskin
Date
June 20, 2026

Categorized
Extraterrestrial life, Technology

Tagged
Bipedalism, Casey Luskin, Extraterrestrials (ET), Fire, Homo Erectus, Metallurgy, Michael Denton, Miracle of Man (book 2022), Technology (humans as adapted)}

ETs in UFOs Would Not Exist in a Purposeless Universe

_{Biologist Michael Denton’s work shows that human technology is not an accident of humans simply adapting to our environment} _{Casey Luskin
June 20, 2026

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Extraterrestrial life, Technology}

Unidentified flying object lands in tranquil forest during bright daylight

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 20, 2026

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Anesthesia, Emery Brown, Michael Egnor, Molly McDonough}

Are We Really “Unconscious” While Under Anesthesia?

_{Modern medics rely very much on anesthesia but how it works is not quite clear} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 20, 2026

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

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Gary Varner
Date
June 20, 2026

Categorized
Extraterrestrial life

Tagged
ETs, god, Movie, Plot, Spielberg}

Disclosure Day Destined to Disappoint

_{The idea that Spielberg was attempting to destroy Christians’ faith using aliens was overstated} _{Gary Varner
June 20, 2026

7

Extraterrestrial life}

Spooky silhouettes of aliens and bright light in background. 3D rendered illustration.

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News
Date
June 19, 2026

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Neuroscience

Tagged
Brian Edlow, Covert consciousness, Featured, Michael Egnor, Michael Young, Molly McDonough, Neuralink}

A Mystery of Consciousness — Thinking While in a Coma

_{Researchers are finding that many unresponsive bran-damaged people have covert consciousness. The question is, how to help them?} _{News
June 19, 2026

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience}

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
June 19, 2026

Categorized
Ethics, Medicine and Health

Tagged
Brandon Ambrosino, Physician as service provider}

Medical Doctors Are Not Simply “Service Providers”

_{Some physicians’ organizations have noticed the trend to see them that way and are pushing back} _{Wesley J. Smith
June 19, 2026

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Ethics, Medicine and Health}

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Kenneth Francis
Date
June 19, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Brain/Mind, Dialogue, Movie, Thoughts}

what makes a thought start?

_{When a doctor is taunted for his lack of knowledge of consciousness and the soul} _{Kenneth Francis
June 19, 2026

2

Philosophy of Mind}

Body Mind Soul Spirit, Motivational Words Quotes Concept

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 18, 2026

Categorized
Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics

Tagged
Animism, Hard Problem of consciousness (as not so hard), Natalie Lawrence, Paco Calvo, Planta Sapiens (2022), Plants as conscious}

Consciousness in Plants Rebrands an Exploded Materialism

_{It’s not so much that consciousness in plants is being demonstrated as that what consciousness means is changing so as to include plants} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 18, 2026

5

Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics}

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 17, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Politics

Tagged
Accelerationism, Ceci Cohen, Christina Grube, Michael Ramsey, Paul Eckloff, Tycen Proper, UFC Freedom 250 fest terror plot}

Accelerationists Fingered in White House Drone Attack Plot

_{There is nothing like a terror plot, foiled or otherwise, to bring an obscure concept like “accelerationism” to public attention} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 17, 2026

5

Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Politics}

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
June 15, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy

Tagged
Featured, god, Michael Shermer, Objectivity, truth}

Shermer’s Truth: When “Myside Bias” Becomes the Method

_{First pass finds easy readability, subpar scholarship, and a polemical agenda} _{Richard W. Stevens
June 15, 2026

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Philosophy}

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Georgios Mappouras
Date
June 15, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)

Tagged
Algorithmic novelty, Chess engines, Evolutionary algorithms, Horizontal innovation}

Horizontal Innovation Requires More Than Novel Outputs

_{Current AI systems excel at producing output novelty, but I do not believe they demonstrate algorithmic novelty} _{Georgios Mappouras
June 15, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)}

LLM, AI Large Language Model concept. Businessman use tablet and laptop with LLM icons. A language model distinguished by its general-purpose language generation capability. Chat AI.

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Gary Smith
Date
June 15, 2026

Categorized
Business and Finance, Large Language Models (LLMs)

Tagged
Charles Kindleberger (1910-2003), Featured}

Speculation in Large Language Models: The Worst Sort of Business

_{Speculators buy an asset because they expect the price to keep rising, not because they want the income generated by the asset} _{Gary Smith
June 15, 2026

5

Business and Finance, Large Language Models (LLMs)}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
June 15, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Monday Microsofties}

Monday Micro Softy 83: A Swarm of Cowards?

_{In terms of swarm intelligence, what happens if we have a swarm of cowards instead of peacemakers?} _{Robert J. Marks
June 15, 2026

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Logic}

Pheidole megacephala, coastal brown big-headed ants foraging on a rock. A common invasive, pest species.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 14, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Human exceptionalism, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Accelerationism, Mark Andreessen, Nick Land, Ray Kurzweil, Vincent Lê}

Future? There Is No Human Future, Dude… and That’s Good!

_{A look at the other face of the claims that we are approaching an AI singularity} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 14, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Human exceptionalism, Philosophy of Mind}

mission over, a robot stands at the grave of man

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Gary Varner
Date
June 13, 2026

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Cinema, Disney, YouTube}

YouTubers V The Mandalorian

_{I can’t remember the last time there have only been two or three seats remaining in a theater} _{Gary Varner
June 13, 2026

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Arts & Culture}

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Peter Biles
Date
June 12, 2026}

Smartphones Have Contributed to the Declining Fertility Rate, Says New Study

_{It's easier these days to stay inside and on a screen instead of going outside and trying to meet people} _{Peter Biles
June 12, 2026

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 12, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Alex Rosenberg, Carlo Rovelli, David A. Oakley, Harry G. Frankfurt, Immortal Mind (Worthy 2025), Joe Gough, Michael Egnor, On Bullshit (2005), Patricia Churchland, Peter L. Halligan, Thomas Metzinger}

Why Do Smart People Think Their Minds Are an Illusion?

_{A belief that makes no sense is a cornerstone of much neuroscience and philosophy of mind} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 12, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
June 12, 2026

Categorized
Ethics, Medicine and Health

Tagged
Assisted Suicide, Gallup Poll on moral acceptability, Polls}

Americans of Two Minds About the ‘Moral Acceptability’ of Suicide

_{A recent Gallup survey found that most considered suicide morally unacceptable — unless doctors are involved} _{Wesley J. Smith
June 12, 2026

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Ethics, Medicine and Health}

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