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2019 Newsletter 13
I was going to write the first summary of Matthew Ball's writings on the Metaverse, but have to put that on hold as last week's news sinks in: Facebook…
On restraint as a planetary virtue
A World in Crisis The COVID19 crisis is already causing massive changes in our economy and society. How can we create a participatory framework for…
Introducing the Near Future With the Metaverse fast becoming the next Internet Gold Rush, there's enormous amount of interest at two ends of the…
The Cult of the Self If you ask someone what meditation is, you will likely learn that it’s an ancient practice, maybe even an ancient Eastern practice…
and overflowing hatred
My college roommate trained to be a string theorist, the most speculative and abstract part of theoretical physics. String theory is a lot like the…