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by noetic_techy 6y ago
If you are talking about Europe, the catch is that they weed out those who shouldn't be there early. For example in Italy, everyone can go for the first year, but then you have to pass a continuation exam, that upwards of 50 to 70 % fa
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
If you are talking about Europe, the catch is that they weed out those who shouldn't be there early. For example in Italy, everyone can go for the first year, but then you have to pass a continuation exam, that upwards of 50 to 70 % f
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Some that caught my eye: "Improve our modelling of impact winter scenarios, especially for 1–10 km asteroids. Work with experts in climate modelling and nuclear winter modelling to see what modern models say. " I think impact scen
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Yup, the trilemma was my point, there is no perfect answer but definitely what we have now can be totally reworked with this in mind. I do think there are alternative systems that can at least make "degree" a lot more cheap and e
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Without government backed student loans for literally anyone who wants it, you suddenly dry up the money for colleges. They are forced to compete on degree cost and quality alone, and degree ROI will likely start to get factored into the p
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
"The question then becomes a matter of how we fix this without diminishing access to a college education." This is the crux of it that everyone needs to get over. Universality, High Quality, Low Cost. Pick two. By letting the g
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Can I ask the obvious question? What good is a stationary lab in one spot in the ocean? Didn't we do plenty of that in the 70's? If you really want something interesting, build a sub that can park itself in stationary locations
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
You can't be a "taxi" without buying a medallion. They used to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars since they were scarce enough. Again, bad government policy creating unnecessary hurdles.
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Do what we did in the past with monopolies: break them up. Trust busting to increase diversity and competition, just like the railroads of past. I would consider the advent of social media to be on the level of the advent of the railroad
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
To some extent I agree, and to some extent I do not. I have a physics degree and work as an engineer, so I will say that I do not think we have reached the "end" of physics, and I think we still have things to unlock that we woul
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
As someone with a physics major I largely agree with that point to an extent. I do not at all think we have reached the bottom of physics rabbit hole personally even though it feels that way, but I dont see us making any major leaps anytim
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
So lets cut to the chase shall we: what would be the non-biotech arrangement of atoms that we can conceive of now that would be mega technological leaps for our species and achievable within 10 years of investment? I think making things not
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
I think Eric Weinstein would agree with you on this point. You should really listen to his podcast with Peter Thiel where they talk about similar interests disrupting advancement (The Portal - Episode 1). I don't buy the argument that
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
>> This is very visible when Thiel dismisses incremental progress with wind turbines and photovoltaic cells. I think you've missed his point which he lays out in the opener. If you've listened to him speak on podcasts about
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
I would not be surprised if this genetic research sheds light on other contacts we didn't think possible. To name a few: -Egypt/Africa in trade contact with South America (cocaine was found in mummies, still controversial as to h
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Exactly. Many times following the facts can paint BOTH sides as wrong, and those who espouse "follow the facts" often only mean "follow the facts I want you to follow and discard the rest".
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
I really think prioritizing a subsurface mission to Europa's ocean should be the primary focus. If life does exist under the subsurface ice it will be the biggest discovery in history. Even if it doesn't, the exploration of an o
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Sorry but I don't really buy it. The density that was the urban center will likely be dispersed. It will take some time and be painful, but the market will correct and shift. Keep in mind that when level 4-5 self driving vehicles fin
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
I've seen this myself, and I think this sort of moral relativism is pretty bad for society in general. You can spin a story of victim hood or power dynamic to justify anything unethical. What should be a fair transaction becomes a ga
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
If you can't point to exact laws and exact policy in 2020 that is the cause for the "structural" then I feel like we are just ghost hunting rather than admitting to the uncomfortable conclusion that others have already reache
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Forrest Fenns treasure chest has finally been found(santafenewmexican.com)
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
> While the average American born in the bottom 20% has a 7.8% chance of reaching the top 20%, that number is actually 25% for Asians. Exactly. Amy Chau wrote a great book called The Triple Package that points this out and the fact that
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Good idea. That would be ideal.
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
>I wonder how one can sleep at night with the knowledge one was directly responsible for thousands of deaths. I have to disagree, this is not how public policy works and there are more than just loss of life to consider such as economic
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
It is absolutely relevant to public policy discussion. Believe it or not public policy DOES put a price on life and for good reason: you cant mitigate away ALL risk of death. Think of speed limits or even the normal flu death rate. You c
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
I think this has a technological solution, but it will be far more complex to solve. Imagine a virtual store shelf. I for one like to see competing products and prices for those "inner isle items". That could easily be digitized
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
Do you think this could be alleviated with something like VR? Even cheap VR with just your phone in a VR headset holder. To me, it feels like a technical problem. Staring at a small screen in a browser window vs being immersed. Even bein
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
As a physics major myself, I'm a huge fan or Eric's work and his new podcast. I think his critic of mainstream string theory and the general malaise of theoretical physics dept globally is spot on. String theory is a dead theory
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by noetic_techy 6y ago
The article hints to a correction that was ommitted and the letter it links to is a dead link. I highly doubt he didn't "invite anyone from the physics dept". Listen to Eric's podcast and you will come to realize that h
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by noetic_techy 7y ago
It seems to me this is another case of government interference causing vast increases in cost, especially the caretaker to child ratio: 1:3 = $15,000 1:5 = $5,000. And what does the author advocate? More government meddling! Higher stand

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