"...cosmic-level optimism that goes with his understanding that all problems are solvable. But problems never go away. There's always new ones to solve, and that's what progress is made of. And in that sense, progress is inevitable." Banger quote

Or, as Ned himself puts it more provocatively: Can Only Meat Machines Be Conscious?

philarchive.org/rec/BLOCOM-3

I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.

IG bscomedian

Featuring (among other things) something that AI is demonstrably better at than a typical human: talking people out of their conspiratorial beliefs. Unlimited patience really is a virtue.

Today in QM1: just a basic motivational overview. I will give a quick summary of what quantum mechanics actually is, then some (logically reconstructed) history: blackbody radiation, photons, Bohr atom, de Broglie waves.

We're using David Tong's brand new book: www.amazon.com/Quantum-Mech...

They'll come for interracial marriages next

china pays those...😎😂

sure sign of a strong economy 💪

This is going to be one of those hard life lessons

I clicked it so fast lol...#AntiquesRoadshow and the new @seanmcarroll.bsky.social podcast dropping are the only things I have to look forward to on mondays.