Wednesday Poem: The Journey
By: Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice — though the whole house
What is AI (Artificial Intelligence)?
Artificial intelligence is a machine’s ability to perform some cognitive functions we usually associate with human minds. Twentieth-century theoreticians, like computer scientist and mathematician Alan Turing, envisioned a future where
Down the Line
by Christian Britschgi of Rent Free at Reason: For years now, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been pitching a utopian new city called The Line to be built
Climate Politics & Capitalism: Is the World Enough?
Will Glovinsky at Public Books: It was 1968, and the “battle to feed all of humanity” had already been lost. In the coming 1970s, soaring populations and finite global resources
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What the World Would Look Like After WW3
An insane video (3.3m views) imagines what the world would look like after the next major war shifts the power dynamics and country borders across the globe. It claims the
Tuesday Poem: The Sum of Life
Nothing to do but work,…. Nothing to eat but food,Nothing to wear but clothes…. To keep one from going nude. ……………………………………. Nothing to breathe but air,…. Quick as a flash
Dunkin Donuts, Allah, and Quantum Physics
By Broken Mystic: So, I’ve been speaking to some of my friends about quantum physics lately (by the way, isn’t the picture above amazing?) and how our thoughts carry vibrations
Never Underestimate the Nation-State
Irshad Salim, Karachi: Decades back, after reading the book ‘Why Nations Fail’, my first take was that “States fail, nations don’t”. My Professor Anthony Kahn laughed initially at my comment.
How Civility Can Be a Tool for Pursuing Justice
Yascha Mounk and Alexandra Hudson in Persuasion: Alexandra Hudson is a writer, an adjunct professor at the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy, and the founder of the publication Civic Renaissance.
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Great Debates Have Raged Regarding the Flamingo’s Habit of Standing on One Leg
Flamingos are a vibrant and beautiful bird, magnificent in both size and vivid color. They are a joy to behold and a peaceful sight when they are resting at the
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Knowing vs Becoming (Urdu)
‘The Essence of Knowledge is Having it to Apply it’: A Conversation on Knowing vs Becoming | کیا علم فقط جاننے کا نام ہے؟ WATCH it on YouTube.
Can Cells Think? Collectively Yes!
The Well at YouTube: We know that humans are an intelligent species. But biologist Michael Levin at Tufts University challenges conventional notions of intelligence, arguing that it is inherently collective