Philosophy
Ivan delves into the topics of time, life, identity, and motivation.
Philosophy
The Gifts We Cannot See
Why can others do things that we cannot? Why can we do things that they cannot?
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Managing Artificial Intelligence
There are many articles and news pieces about Artificial Intelligence (AI) these days. Some say that AI is the apocalypse in digital form. Others say that it will be humanity’s savior. Chances are bot...
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Secret Sauce
There is a lot of talk that AI will surpass humans and then supplant us. This is possible given the calculating ability of a supercomputer, but we humans have two tricks up our sleeve that haven’t bee...
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Winning and Losing
What’s to be done?
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Motivations
What motivates people has always interested me because it answers the question, why?
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Seeing
I have heard it asked, “Why don’t people see what is going on in the world, and why don’t they do something about it?”
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Time
Have you ever wondered if you lived your life over whether your life now would be any different? I have considered that question in a thought experiment.
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Quality
Technology, by definition, is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. It maximizes quantity while minimizing expense. Its allure is the convenience it g...
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Thoughts Over a Cup of Coffee
The physicist Max Planck said,
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Longevity
Time is something of which we are all aware. Over the years, time seems to accelerate. Whether this is a perceptual illusion, the result of living and experiencing time in a different way as we age, o...
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Two Sides
I used to ride horses. One thing I learned was that you had to train “both sides” of a horse. Their brains are bicameral (two hemispheres) just like ours, only the connection between the two is minima...
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Big Questions
What is the one physical quantity that can be measured more accurately and precisely than any other and yet can’t be defined in a way that is easily understood?
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The Tao Te Ching
In Western culture, The Tao Te Ching is thought to be more about the individual than the state, but that is not the case. Like The Art of War by Sun Tzu and the writings of Confucius that came later, ...
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Will it Help?
One of the definitions of judgment is the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions. Judgment is formed from experience. Mistakes are regrettable, but by noting the actions ...
