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5 votes
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Is there anything considered pseudoscientific/unscientific that you suspect has some truth to it and might be re-examined in the future?
(Also, how open are you to being dissuaded from it? I'm always open to new information, so if you're concerned about me embarrassing myself in public with these ideas, enlighten me, by all means.)...
(Also, how open are you to being dissuaded from it? I'm always open to new information, so if you're concerned about me embarrassing myself in public with these ideas, enlighten me, by all means.)
Two examples come to mind for me.
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Astrology. I don't think the positions of the stars have any actual bearing on people's destinies, but there are definite traits that seem common to the individual signs, across cultures and eras. Perhaps there's a natural cycle of some sort that affects our collective psychology or even biochemistry and we misattribute zodiac stereotypes because it happens to align with the celestial "movements"?
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Graphology. The notion that particular characteristics or tendencies could be expressed in something like handwriting doesn't sound unreasonable to me. Our minds physically express many things in our body language, and I could see how handwriting might essentially be an extension of that, or another translation.
Of course, this could just be self-selection and delusion, but these are likely complex issues and there's still quite a lot we do not understand.
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Thinking and Being
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Which Scientific Disciplines Cite Philosophy of Science?
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Fox News has aired 126 discussions about trans athletes but referenced only nine trans women athletes -- none of whom dominate their sport
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Political Epistemology
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They told their therapists everything. Hackers leaked it all.
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth: A brief history of people losing their minds in Antarctica
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US Food and Drug Administration to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge
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Reddit AMA: Jason Schreier, gaming journalist and author of the books Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and the upcoming Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
9 votes -
China set to report first population decline in five decades
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2 vs. Joseph Campbell
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Twitter has acquired Scroll, a subscription for news sites, and intends to integrate it into their own upcoming subscription service
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Building a galaxy: The story of the Star Wars Expanded Universe
5 votes -
On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness
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How to disagree
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Carbon markets stand to reward ‘no-till’ farmers. But most are still tilling the soil.
8 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
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Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?
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Betrayed review – This account of the internment of a Jewish boxer from Oslo packs an emotional punch, but pulls back from displaying any real horrors
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Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basecamp employees quitting
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Why do so many games have tanks, healers and DPS?
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The plan to kill Osama bin Laden—from the spycraft to the assault to its bizarre political backdrop—as told by the people in the room
11 votes -
Epic Games paid developers about $11.7 million for the games they gave away for free on the Epic Store from December 2018 to September 2019
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Let's talk about attention
I've been doing a lot of thinking about my own attention lately, and I'm curious to hear others' thoughts. I don't want to prime the thread, but I'll probably type up some of my own considerations...
I've been doing a lot of thinking about my own attention lately, and I'm curious to hear others' thoughts. I don't want to prime the thread, but I'll probably type up some of my own considerations in a comment later.
Any and all comments/experiences are welcome, especially those from people with ADHD or other similar conditions that impact executive functioning.
- Are you happy with your ability to manage your attention and focus?
- Do you feel like you're in control of your attention? Is it something you have to manage?
- Do you feel as if anything has changed over time?
- How would you describe your attention/focus to someone who experiences theirs in a different way from you?
Those are simply guiding questions to get the ball rolling, but I don't want to limit the conversation to just them. Really I'm interested in hearing anything anyone is wanting to share about their relationship with attention and focus.
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Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are splitting up after twenty-seven years
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What are some great documentaries about Asian culture that are easily available?
I'm on a binge of watching YouTube videos about Asian culture and wanna take it to the next level. Anything about the cultures of countries like Japan, both Koreas, China, etc. As long as it's...
I'm on a binge of watching YouTube videos about Asian culture and wanna take it to the next level. Anything about the cultures of countries like Japan, both Koreas, China, etc. As long as it's high quality and available on the major streaming websites. Thanks!
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What3Words - The algorithm used to generate its geocodes, and issues with it that result in ambiguous locations being common
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Marvel Studios celebrates the movies
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
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What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 3
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of May 3
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Denpato (2003)
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Joris Voorn Vinyl DJ Mix | Classic Minimal & Techno (2020)
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RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits
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John Swartzwelder, sage of “The Simpsons”
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Jon Stewart - It's Class Warfare - The Poor (and the rest of us) Have Lost (2010)
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PC doesn't connect properly to thunderbolt dock if it's plugged in after booting
I have a CalDigit TS3+ dock that I switch between my M1 Macbook Pro and a System76 Galago Pro that's currently running Windows 10 (I'm sorry, FOSS gods). The M1 has no problem using the TS3+ when...
I have a CalDigit TS3+ dock that I switch between my M1 Macbook Pro and a System76 Galago Pro that's currently running Windows 10 (I'm sorry, FOSS gods). The M1 has no problem using the TS3+ when it's connected or disconnected and reconnected. But the Galago Pro will only connect to the dock if it was connected while booting up. Disconnecting and reconnecting leaves the dock in a state where only the pass-through thunderbolt port works. So my monitor that uses the pass-through for DisplayPort can operate after reconnecting the dock, but no other devices plugged into the dock will. My mouse/keyboard for example don't even receive power in this state.
Oddly when setting up the drivers for thunderbolt I found that the only drivers available are for Intel's NUCs. IIRC someone on reddit said that this is actually the software I need to install, so that's what I did.
Any help getting the dock to work better is appreciated! Currently I need to reboot the laptop every time I switch back from the M1 to the Galago Pro.
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New Pokémon Snap launch is four times bigger than original | UK Boxed Charts
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Caitlyn Jenner opposes trans girls competing in girls' sports: 'It just isn't fair'
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Suggestions for meta animes?
I really really enjoyed 'Danshi Koukousei no nichijou'. In particular anything-goes hijinx parts, and nice lore. I also enjoyed metahumor from Saekano and Monogatari, but they lean in their...
I really really enjoyed 'Danshi Koukousei no nichijou'. In particular anything-goes hijinx parts, and nice lore.
I also enjoyed metahumor from Saekano and Monogatari, but they lean in their respective category more than comedy part.
Monogatari is a bit heavy and needs attention, so I'm looking for something light and humorous. I don't much enjoy fan service/lewdness unless it serves the purpose of the story or as comic relief.
Any suggestions welcome!
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Unlocking history through automated virtual unfolding of sealed documents imaged by X-ray microtomography
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'Forest gardens’ show how Native land stewardship can outdo nature
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Havana syndrome: US NSA officer’s case hints at microwave attacks since 90s
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ArchLabs 2021.05.02 Release
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Is recycling worth it anymore? The truth is complicated.
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What the 2000s thought today would be: Computers
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Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney
14 votes