Quinzel

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by Quinzel 3y ago
I think the bias that has been shown to be in some of the data that AI is trained on has the potential to reinforce damaging social biases that could negatively impact humanity.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
While I don’t disagree that what you put in is crucial, I believe there is quite a lot of evidence to support the theory that gut bacteria plays a role in weight (and overall health in general). Obesity is actually a pretty complex disease.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Like watching grass grow. But the dopamine hit when you finally got your song was unparalleled to any other!
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I haven’t read the entire book yet, but this is a great read. Thanks for sharing.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
What a terrifying thought that is.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Thanks for sharing that! I think that is a brilliant way to identify and attract potential talent.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Spotify - in my youth, I was constantly infecting my computers with viruses from downloading pirated music, when iTunes came along, paying for an individual song sucked because I tend to get sick of them - so when Spotify came along, it was
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People can be convinced they committed a crime that never happened (2015)(psychologicalscience.org)
320 points by Quinzel 3y ago|201 comments
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Ask yourself the following 4 questions: 1. Is it valuable? (How/why?) 2. Is it rare? 3. Is it easy for others to imitate it? 4. How are you going to exploit your idea in such a way that you can have a competitive advantage over your co
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by Quinzel 3y ago
This sounds like what Ritalin does to hyperfocus. I personally think Ritalin makes hyperfocus much worse than when not on Ritalin - from my own experience of the drug for the treatment of ADHD
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by Quinzel 3y ago
As an ADHD person, my experience of Ritalin was that all my thought processes slowed down and from my own inside perception it was significant, but it wasn’t bad because I stopped feeling like I was in a rush to do every possible thing all
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The myth of machine consciousness makes Narcissus of us all(psyche.co)
6 points by Quinzel 3y ago|7 comments
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I don’t think so.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Indeed there is several monitors that can be used to measure “awareness” including entropy, bi-spectral index, and SEDline to name a few. SEDline is my personal favourite as you can see when a patient has complete “burst suppressions” - th
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Apart from the fact that I felt the definitions of “intelligence”, “consciousness” and “sentience” fell short, I found this to be a thought-provoking read.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
> Computers, Machinese, Animals, plants can display “intelligent” behaviour. This comment made me think of this article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00709-020-01550-9
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I think a fundamental aspect to consciousness is memory recall to be honest. This line of thought gets kind of philosophical though because I often can’t recall my drive home from work - does that mean I wasn’t conscious? No! - highway hypn
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Thank you! That is awesome :)
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by Quinzel 3y ago
If you think the tourniquet technique sounds interesting you should read up on “awake craniotomies” - another very interesting area of anaesthesia and consciousness. Ultimately in anaesthesia, the mind may not recall the experience but the
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by Quinzel 3y ago
The drug they typically give to erase your memory is Midazolam. You can give someone a small dose of Midazolam, they might report feeling a little dizzy, or say they feel like they’ve had a few drinks, but they will have absolutely no recal
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I would absolutely love to read these studies!
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Consciousness and Anaesthesia (2009)(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
164 points by Quinzel 3y ago|176 comments
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I think about consciousness a lot, and therefore, like to read about it.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I love writing, it’s the only way I really know how to express myself. However, my writing at the moment serves a specific function, which is to make money. while I do it, I still have to work my ‘real’ job. It’s not a hobby or a career, i
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by Quinzel 3y ago
This comment made my day.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I lose time to Wikipedia. Often, if I’m researching something formally and I come across a concept I don’t necessarily understand well, I will go to Wikipedia for a layperson rundown of what it’s all about. From there, I’ll click on intere
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by Quinzel 3y ago
Oh thank you, I didn’t know that :)
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by Quinzel 3y ago
For a second I thought this was a real letter because this is exactly how these people sound.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
What is the purpose of a scrollbar? I don’t see the need.
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by Quinzel 3y ago
I personally do.

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