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00:29:54

The Waltz of Reason

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2025/09/19

This collection of excerpts explores the historical and philosophical relationship between mathematics and philosophy, spanning from ancient Greek geometry and number theory to modern concepts like set theory, logic, and probability. It discusses fundamental mathematical ideas such as proof, infinity, and the nature of numbers, alongside philosophical debates regarding their existence and the limits of knowledge. The text also touches on game theory and its application to economic and social

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00:25:57

The Creative Brain_ Myths and Truths

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2025/09/18

This comprehensive academic text explores the intricate relationship between creativity and various aspects of the human brain and mind, challenging common myths. It investigates the misconception of creativity being exclusively linked to the brain's right hemisphere and examines the historical and contemporary views on the association between madness and creativity, analyzing its validity. The book also evaluates the influence of psychedelic drugs on creative states and discusses how atypical

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00:24:57

The Brain in Motion

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2025/09/17

This book explores the evolution and function of the brain's motor control systems, from basic microcircuits to complex global brain activity. It examines how vertebrate motor behaviors, such as locomotion, reaching, and vocalization, have developed over 500 million years, highlighting the innate motor programs residing in the midbrain, brainstem, and spinal cord. The text also details the crucial roles of the basal ganglia in movement initiation and motor learning, and the cerebellum in

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00:17:08

Intuitively Rational

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2025/09/16

This scholarly text, "Intuitively Rational: How We Think and How We Should," critiques prevailing philosophical approaches to morality, particularly utilitarianism and its reliance on rationalistic frameworks, as seen in the work of Joshua Greene and Peter Singer. The authors challenge the validity of thought experiments like the trolley problem, arguing they often involve illegitimate stipulations and fail to account for real-world moral intuitions and contexts. They differentiate between

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00:22:53

DNA, Race, and Reproduction

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2025/09/15

This compilation explores the complex interplay of DNA, race, and reproduction in the twenty-first century, examining how historical and contemporary ideas about human difference influence scientific understanding and societal practices. It critiques the concept of "racial purity" perpetuated by industries like sperm banks and genetic ancestry testing, highlighting how these commercial ventures reify socially constructed racial categories. The text also unpacks the historical evolution of

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00:28:54

Advanced systems and AI

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2025/09/13

This compilation explores various facets of systems engineering, encompassing advanced technologies in control, optimization, and communication, alongside the growing influence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity. It further examines the impact of human-computer interaction, digital transformation, and future internet technologies. The texts cover diverse applications such as autonomous vehicle navigation, space exploration, software testing, and medical diagnosis, often

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00:19:49

Bodies and Mobile Media

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2025/09/12

This text, from the book "Bodies and Mobile Media" by Ingrid Richardson and Rowan Wilken, explores the complex relationship between human bodies, senses, and mobile technologies. The authors investigate how mobile devices influence our perception and experience of the world, focusing on specific sensory modalities like vision, hearing, touch, and the embodied act of walking. Through detailed analysis of various examples, from using mobile cameras and augmented reality glasses to navigating with map

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00:33:29

No Fear Networking

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2025/09/11

This comprehensive guide, "No Fear Networking: A Guide to Building Connections," offers strategies for professionals, particularly those with social anxiety, to navigate networking effectively. The book explores understanding and managing social anxiety in professional settings, providing insights into its impact on work performance and career advancement. It details methods for overcoming common awkward social moments, such as small talk and forgetting names, and emphasizes the importance of

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00:49:32

The Science of Smell

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2025/09/10

This book explores the science of smell, challenging the long-held myth that it's a weak human sense. The author, a professor of psychology, discusses how olfaction shapes our experiences, emotions, memories, and behaviors, explaining how our brains interpret smells and how this differs from taste. The text also traces the historical underestimation of smell in science and culture, highlighting its critical roles in survival, social bonding, and even political manipulation, while noting how

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00:34:33

The Power of No

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2025/09/09

The provided text offers excerpts and praise for a book titled "Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes" by Dr. Sunita Sah. The book explores the concept of defiance—acting in alignment with one's core values—and contrasts it with compliance and false defiance. Through various examples, including the George Floyd incident, the Challenger disaster, and personal anecdotes, the author, an organizational psychologist, illustrates the psychological and social pressures that lead

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00:21:13

The Righteous Mind

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2025/09/08

The provided text explores the complex nature of morality, proposing that human minds are not only intrinsically moral but also moralistic, critical, and judgmental. It introduces the Moral Foundations Theory, suggesting that different cultures and political affiliations prioritize a varying set of innate moral "taste buds," such as Care/harm, Fairness/cheating, Loyalty/betrayal, Authority/subversion, Sanctity/degradation, and Liberty/oppression. The text argues against a purely rationalist view of

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00:18:53

Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory

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2025/09/05

This collection of texts presents the Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory (H-Evo-Devo Theory) as a new framework for evolutionary biology. It challenges the traditional view that sees evolutionary development as a conflict between existing synthetic theories, proposing instead a hierarchical perspective that integrates embryology, taxonomy, and evolution. A central argument is that developmental constraints act as a primary mechanism shaping the units of evolution, which are identified

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00:16:09

Agora-The Planetary Super Organism_Part 3

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2025/09/04

This text, an excerpt from Byron Reese's book "We Are Agora," explores the nature of life, from the fundamental cell to complex organisms and even planetary systems. Reese examines what defines life, discussing concepts like emergence and the difficulty in creating a universal definition. He introduces the idea of superorganisms, such as beehives and the hypothetical Gaia, and analyzes the essential forces—energy, information, communication, cognition, specialization, and

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00:11:59

Agora-The Planetary Super Organism_Part 2

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2025/09/03

This text, an excerpt from Byron Reese's book "We Are Agora," explores the nature of life, from the fundamental cell to complex organisms and even planetary systems. Reese examines what defines life, discussing concepts like emergence and the difficulty in creating a universal definition. He introduces the idea of superorganisms, such as beehives and the hypothetical Gaia, and analyzes the essential forces—energy, information, communication, cognition, specialization, and

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00:21:53

Agora-The Planetary Super Organism_Part 1

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2025/09/02

This text, an excerpt from Byron Reese's book "We Are Agora," explores the nature of life, from the fundamental cell to complex organisms and even planetary systems. Reese examines what defines life, discussing concepts like emergence and the difficulty in creating a universal definition. He introduces the idea of superorganisms, such as beehives and the hypothetical Gaia, and analyzes the essential forces—energy, information, communication, cognition, specialization, and technology—that drive their

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00:22:24

Trouble with Ancient DNA

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2025/09/01

This academic text critically examines the intersection of ancient DNA research and public understanding, arguing that popular narratives often exaggerate genetic findings. It highlights how the complex processes of analyzing ancient DNA, which rely heavily on statistical modeling and interpretations, are frequently simplified into compelling but potentially misleading stories about ancient migrations, ancestry, and individual identities. The author contends that this simplification can perpetuate

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00:16:30

The Power and Politics of Crowds

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2025/08/29

This text, seemingly excerpts from a book titled "Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World," explores the historical and societal significance of crowds. The author examines various types of crowds, including those found at carnivals, political protests, and football matches, highlighting their inherent dynamism and ability to foster connection and collective identity. A central theme is the persistent fear and demonization of self-assembling crowds by authorities and elites throughout history,

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00:36:51

The Crisis-Mobility Nexus

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2025/08/28

This academic text explores the complex relationship between global crises, such as economic downturns, the COVID-19 pandemic, and geopolitical conflicts, and human mobility, including migration and immobility. It examines how these crises reshape mobility regimes, influencing who can move and where, often along lines of class, race, and nationality. The document also investigates the concept of deportability as a tool of control within migration policies and discusses the potential for solidarity

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00:34:54

Pragmatics, Philosophy, and Cognition

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2025/08/27

These sources represent a collection of academic papers exploring the interplay between philosophy, cognition, and pragmatics, specifically within the context of language and communication. Topics range from the theoretical relationship between philosophy and pragmatics, examining how philosophical frameworks inform language interpretation and how pragmatic issues illuminate philosophical problems, to detailed linguistic analyses of phenomena like hyperbola in ancient Greek theater and the semantics

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00:26:37

Network Collective Action

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2025/08/26

These texts are excerpts from a book titled "Network Collective Action Agent-Based Models of Pandemics, Riots, Social Movements, Insurrections and Insurgencies" by David Knoke, published in 2025. The book explores various forms of collective action using Agent-Based Models (ABMs), a computational simulation method. Specific chapters discuss the modeling of infectious disease spread, analyzing how factors like partisan differences in masking during the COVID-19 pandemic can impact outcomes

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