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- Anthony Watts Independent and irreverent look at the turbulent world of climate change
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- Black Book of Communism It’s Killed 100 million, and it’s not finished yet!
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- Climate Primer Layman’s Guide to Man-Made Climate Change
- Dysgenics by Richard Lynn 250 pp free ebook on decline of the global human genome
- Dysgenics by Volkmar Weiss 33 pp PDF document describing a natural cyclic tendency toward dysgenic collapse
- Early Childhood Curriculum by JD Garcia Powerful and unconventional underpinnings to understanding the world
- Economics in One Lesson Economics for a free people
- Ed Hoskins Energy, Climate documentation
- Engines of Creation Drexler’s Original Nanotech Manifesto
- Erik Curiel's Learning Philosophy One good way to learn philosophy
- Foundation Economic Education Library Online Education on Markets and Freedom
- Foundations of Morality (PDF) A clear secular ethics that is compatible with almost any religion
- Fukushima — The basic facts Fukushima FAQ
- Genetics of Violence Interesting collection of writings and videos on genes and violence
- Human Accomplishment 800 BC to 1950 CE Charles Murray’s masterpiece
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- John Taylor Gatto's Underground History of American Education (PDF Download) The Decline and Fall of American Education written by an award-winning teacher
- Julian Simon's Ultimate Resource The future is only limited by the human mind
- Kinematic Self Replicating Machines Online book by Robert Freitas and Ralph Merkle
- Lindzen on Climate (PDF) A rational look at what is known about climate
- Mises Library Online The human economic condition
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- Neoreaction Resources Online readings and resources
- Nick Land's Dark Enlightenment The Dark Enlightenment Series
- Nuclear War Survival Skills How to Survive the Big One
- Orwell's 1984 A fictitious dark future that sometimes seems all too possible
- Popper: Logic of Scientific Discovery Popper’s classic text on growing sound science
- Race Differences in Cognitive Ability (30 Years) Black-White IQ differences persist over time
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- Richard Feynman Physics Lectures 3 vol. Online Read Feynman’s famous physics lectures free online
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- Scientific Understanding of Consciousness Useful Gateway to Modern Research on Consciousness
- Survivor Library Files Survival/prepper file flood
- Text Files . com Copious text files on forbidden and not forbidden topics
- The Industry Handbook Quick and useful overview of a number of industrial sectors for investors
- The Law Frederic Bastiat’s classic critique of socialism and democracy
- The Nuclear Energy Option Online Ebook Free online ebook by by Bernard L Cohen
- Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions On Scientific Paradigm Shifts
- Why Wind Won't Work Clear explanation of the many problems with wind energy in a 30 pp PDF document
Optimism
- Bjorn Lomborg Getting the facts straight
- Brian Wang's NextBigFuture Optimistic Science & Technology Future Website
- Grey Enlightenment Conservatively optimistic economics/finance
- John McCarthy: Sustained Progress How Scientific and Technological Progress can be Sustained
- Julian Simon Online works of Julian Simon, eternal optimist
- Lifeboat Foundation blog Blog of the futurist Lifeboat Foundation
- Matt Ridley Rational Optimism
- Mike Rowe Works Foundation Correcting the Skills gap
- Patri Friedman and Seasteading Projects of Patri Friedman, grandson of Milton, son of David
- Peter H. Diamandis' website X Prize, Singularity University, Planetary Resources, etc.
- Ray Kurzweil Kurzweil’s Singularity
- Robert Bryce Better Living Through Technology
- Seasteading Institute Quest for Free Living on the Oceans
- The Arts Mechanical An exploration of the technologies that affect our lives
Tag Archives: Philosophy
Ending Your Life So As to Live a Better One
“The only serious question in life is whether to kill yourself or not.” __ Albert Camus Most of the questions we entertain are frivolous. It is the work of family, schools, employers, advertisers, friends, media, governments, and almost everyone else … Continue reading
Stories for Heretics and Social Ruffians
Common Biases in Science that Slow Progress to a Crawl A look at some psychological handicaps shared by even the most intelligent scientists, by physicist Sabine Hossenfelder: Take for example loss aversion. This is more commonly known as “throwing good … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Everything You Think You Know Just Ain't So, Knowledge, Science
Tagged Philosophy
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John Boyd: Destruction and Creation
Link to Paper: John Boyd: Destruction and Creation PDF This short work by John Boyd is re-published below to illustrate the type of thinking that is necessary to break out of fixed perspectives on how past and current events shape … Continue reading
Genetic Drift vs. Memetic Drift
Genes vs. Memes Most readers have at least a rough idea of what genes are and how they work in biology. The types of genes that are prevalent in a population help determine how prosperous and accomplished that population will … Continue reading
Jordan Peterson Read All of Sam Harris’ Books
The respective philosophies of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson have not intermeshed smoothly so far. In two separate hour-length podcasts, the two men could not agree on a common concept of “truth” or an agreed upon method for the discovery … Continue reading
Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and Brett Weinstein… Where They Belong
I Am Not Talking About Vancouver Tomorrow, 23 June 2018, Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris will attempt another futile debate on the relative merits of their divergent epistemologies. The event at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver is sold out. The … Continue reading
Is Your Life NOT a Journey?
Longer and longer lives for fewer and fewer people born in the civilised world. What is it all about? Is it possible that our “metaphor” for life — a journey from birth to death — prevents us from living the … Continue reading
Ideology and the Dangerous Child
A child is born with innate reflexes, instincts, predispositions, aptitudes, and limitations. When confronted with the outside world, the child begins to assimilate experiences of the world into his internal milieu — and he is permanently changed, every single day. … Continue reading
Posted in Dangerous Child, Ideology, Philosophy
Tagged Dangerous Child, Infrastructure, Philosophy
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Happiness Deconstructed
What is Happiness? First, a few things that happiness IS NOT: bitter hostility, helpless loneliness, a despairing dearth of choices, a lack of personal confidence based upon genuine personal incompetence, the absence of any meaningful purpose. The Happiness of Pleasure … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedicine, Dangerous Child, Longevity, Philosophy
Tagged happiness, longevity, Philosophy, wisdom
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Building a Positive Future Instead of Tearing it Down
We have discovered through hard trial and error that a society without a sense of larger purpose drifts into nihilism and despair. __ ColonyofCommodus To build a future, people must have a sense of purpose — “a larger purpose” than … Continue reading
Posted in Disruptive Technologies, Economics, expansive future, Future, Media, Philosophy, Propaganda, Space Future
Tagged Elon Musk, Philosophy, Space
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Maskering Your Own Deskiny
It’s not easy bein’ me Masker of me own deskiny And I hates responsibiliky It’s not easy bein’ me _Popeye In plain non-Popeye English, mastering your own destiny. How does one grow to dance to his own tune instead of … Continue reading
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