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"This Isn't Gravity. It's Something Else."

Technology Science Education

Andreas · Apr 14

The Universal Life Force – Reconciling Chi, Prana, and Zero-Point Energy

Technology Science Education Esotericism

Andreas · Dec 2

The Engineering of Spacetime: An Analysis of Torsion Physics, Nazi-Era Research, and Ancient Symbology

Technology Science Education Esotericism

Andreas · Nov 15

The Labyrinth of Egypt: Ancient Mysteries and Modern Discoveries

Documentaries Technology Art & Culture History

BLIND SΩPHIST · Jul 21

Fascinating!

Andreas · Jul 20

The Integratron

Technology Science

Andreas · Jul 17

Ancient Symbology Surrounding Alchemy Might Have Wider Implications Than You Think

Technology Education Esotericism

Andreas · Jun 25

DEW and world’s LARGEST weapon that can cause earthquakes.

Technology Politics

Drulia · Jun 20

Bill Gates, nuclear energy, big guys and AI

Technology Science Politics

Drulia · Jun 20

Jake Barber: Truth or Hoax? Body Language Analysis

Technology Art & Culture Education

Andreas · Jun 12

What AI Can Never Be | John Vervaeke

Technology Philosophy Education

Andreas · Jun 1

00:00 Introduction: AI, AGI, and the Nature of Intelligence

02:00 What is General Intelligence?

04:30 LLMs and the Illusion of Generalization

07:00 The Meta-Problems of Intelligence: Anticipation & Relevance Realization

09:00 Relevance Realization: The Hidden Engine of Intelligence

11:30 How We Filter Reality Through Relevance

14:00 The Limits of LLMs: Predicting Text vs. Anticipating Reality

17:00 Four Kinds of Knowing: Propositional, Procedural, Perspectival, Participatory

23:00 Embodiment, Consciousness, and Narrative Identity

27:00 The Role of Attention, Care, and Autopoiesis

31:00 Culture as Niche Construction

34:00 Why AI Can't Participate in Meaning

37:00 The Missing Dimensions in LLMs

40:00 Rationality vs. Reasonableness

43:00 Self-Deception, Bias, and the Need for Self-Correction

46:00 Caring About How You Care: The Core of Rationality

48:00 Wisdom: Aligning Multiple Selves and Temporal Scales

53:00 The Social Obligation to Cultivate Wisdom

55:00 Alter: Cultivating Wisdom in an AI Future

Andreas · Jun 1

Trump on Superweapons & UFO Technology

Technology Science Education

Andreas · Apr 12

In case you want to hear Elon Musk cry about Tesla going down

Technology Politics

Andreas · Apr 4

A digital democracy tool?

Technology Politics Education

Andreas · Mar 13