Gary Marcus | Kluge
Gary Marcus, Kluge: the Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind Evolutionary psychologist Gary Marcus was one of a number of this year’s Singularity Summit speakers whose work ‘struck a chord,’ so to speak. The idea of reconstructing the human mind in order to grow current computer-based technologies is, well, a no-brainer. The l

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comment box [6] “natural vs. status quo in Maine”
It’s an understatement to say that progressives are pissed off at Tuesday’s outcome in Maine. A legislative marriage victory for same-sex couples in the state was shattered when a bare majority vote stripped those couples of their Constitutional rights. It’s a scenario we saw in California last year with Proposition 8. In fact, Maine’s hate campaign mirrored that of California, in that it relied on fear tactics to achieve success. The nasty lives we lead. What’s interesting about Maine is that the class question is front and center, as contrasted in California where the black community was initially (and wrongfully) blamed for punching the

death and taxes
“The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” -Benjamin Franklin. But what do you do when it comes down to a choice between higher taxes and death to the city? Between 2001 and 2008, many New Yorkers chose death. A new study by the Empire Center for New York State Policy that shows middle-class people leaving the state in droves is one more piece of evidence that proves taxes have an effect on behavior, according to the Wall Street Journal. Via National Center for Policy