Why do we do the things that we do? Robert Morris Sapolsky, professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, has spent a career doing research on that question. I am sharing this information with you to simply make you aware of these very important facts . The information he provides also relates to the limitations of algorithms. Having an awareness provides a degree of protection from predators lurking in cyberspace. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/79256d6f062f/facts-about-our-relationships-and-futures-with-algorithms
It is not clear what Americans mean when they talk about God. Yet references to God are everywhere. It is the rare presidential speech that doesn’t end with “God bless America.” The phrase is all over bumper stickers and billboards. The Pledge of Allegiance informs us that we are “one nation under God,” and U.S. currency assures us that “in God we trust.” Yet the philosopher Charles Taylor offers an important caveat. “Belief in God,” he writes, “isn’t quite the same thing in 1500 and 2000.” The main difference is that belief in God used to be assumed. Now, it is consciously chosen. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/8474b3574d43/protecting-our-minds-from-predator-algorithms-and-polluted-information