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31,764 karma · joined March 30, 2007

I'm a neuroscientist examining how the human brain enables how we think about the world. Think of our brains as computers (a thought itself!). Then add up all of the computers you've ever owned. Reconstruct the gaps in their use. Consider, rather than electricity, their power comes from food, sleep, and emotion. That's your brain - the computer with more memory than you'll ever know and more precious than anything you'll ever own.

Dad, Neuroscience, Technology.

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The human brain doesn't learn, think or recall like AI. Embrace the difference

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Why Can't Americans Sleep?

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Clergy taking Psilocybin

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The Dropout Curriculum

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Is San Francisco a Failed State?

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People who only need five hours' sleep

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Glove and mitten protection in extreme cold weather: an Antarctic study (2016)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·2 pts·robg·
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Philosophy Eats AI

sloanreview.mit.edu·67 pts·robg·
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AI and Stress

docs.google.com·3 pts·robg·
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California can't use all its solar power. That's a problem

sfgate.com·9 pts·robg·
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The Metaphors of Artificial Intelligence

science.org·4 pts·robg·
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The Geometry of Concepts: Sparse Autoencoder Feature Structure

arxiv.org·2 pts·robg·
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Agents Thinking Fast and Slow: A Talker-Reasoner Architecture

arxiv.org·13 pts·robg·
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Yes, CEOs are moving left, but 'woke capitalism' is not the whole story

ft.com·3 pts·robg·
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Choosing solitude

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Bionic limbs can now feel 'real' thanks to new surgery

npr.org·2 pts·robg·
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Inducing anxiety in large language models increases exploration and bias

arxiv.org·2 pts·robg·
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Hot Temperature and High Stakes Performance [pdf]

www3.nd.edu·56 pts·robg·
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What Superfans Know That the Rest of Us Should Learn – The Power of Community

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Yoga for the brain: How it helps cognition, may protect against decline

washingtonpost.com·1 pts·robg·
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VCs don't care if you're nice, they want founders who take risks

businessinsider.com·93 pts·robg·
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The Untold Story of How US Spies Sabotaged Soviet Technology

politico.com·178 pts·robg·
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Mapping Hacker News to find who knows what in the HN community

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Find who knows what on HN

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The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes

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High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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The Hottest New Bedtime for 20-Somethings Is 9 P.m

wsj.com·3 pts·robg·
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Reclaim Your Brain: Why it's time to stop scrolling our lives away

theguardian.com·9 pts·robg·
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Who will lead the charge to a four-day work week?

politico.com·125 pts·robg·
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How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clay Christensen

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