Putting Philosophy back in Ph.D. (Philosophiae Doctor)
The Hague, The Netherlands
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All of philosophy can be reduced to counting to 3, in a sense.
A unity self-differentiates into 2 aspects that form an apparent duality but are ultimately non-dual.
Like a magnetic field (1) N pole (2) S pole, (3) the magnetic force at both poles is fundamentally the same.
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In 1980, 21% of NIH-funded principal investigators were under age 35. By 2015, this proportion was 3%.
The dramatic ageing of independent scientists is bad because old people are simply worse at science than young people.
Latest meta-scientific deep-dive from me 🧵 ⬇️
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Hegelian economics would have been sooo much better than Marxist economics, because he is all about infinities.
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Join us this Wednesday for the 2026 Science of Advanced Meditation Conference!
The conference is a free one-day virtual event hosted by our Meditation Research Program in affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Join us for the entire conference or attend any sessions that fit your schedule.
2026 Science of Advanced Meditation Conference
📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT (2:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC)
💻 Virtual | Complimentary registration
Join us as we explore the latest discoveries in advanced meditation research.
We welcome our wonderful speakers:
-- Andrés Canales-Johnson, Ph.D.
-- Richie Davidson, Ph.D.
-- Eric Garland, Ph.D.
-- Ruben Laukkonen, Ph.D.
-- Antoine Lutz, Ph.D.
-- Heleen Slagter, Ph.D.
-- Terje Sparby, Ph.D.
-- Tawni Tidwell, Ph.D.
-- Malcolm Wright, Ph.D.
-- Winson Yang, Ph.D.
Leading advanced meditation researchers from around the world will come together to discuss where the field stands and where it goes next!
Researchers, clinicians, contemplatives, students, and anyone curious about the science of advanced meditation are welcome to attend.
Registration is required for attendance.
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We look forward to the possibility of seeing you there 🙏
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It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.
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"Existential threat marketing" describes how tech companies strategically use extreme fear-based narratives—such as human extinction or uncontrollable systems—as a public relations and lobbying tool, rather than a purely scientific warning
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Effective Altruism is the natural enemy of the left and right because the right doesn't believe in altruism and the left doesn't believe in effectiveness.
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Miriam Pawel says more than she realizes:
"Students on University of California campuses may struggle with basic math, but they are graduating at record rates."
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Palantír for the people
Introducing the US Gov Graph - a complete map of the people and positions of power in the federal government.
To fix our institutions we must understand how they work, so we are using AI to model and monitor every government in America. This is Palantir for The People.
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Introducing the US Gov Graph - a complete map of the people and positions of power in the federal government.
To fix our institutions we must understand how they work, so we are using AI to model and monitor every government in America. This is Palantir for The People.
Check it out here: graph.civlab.org/us
We exist to set the conditions for an era of civic excellence unmatched since the Founding. We will need nothing less to navigate the age of AI.
I'm looking for exceptional engineers and designers to work with me in San Francisco. If that's you, inquire here: tally.so/r/KY97RK. Self-governing civilization is counting on you.
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This is true, but I’d add that meditation is how you train to you catch yourself in the moment.
Nobody tells you this: the single most transformative habit isn't meditation, exercise, or journaling. It's catching yourself mid-pattern and choosing differently. In real time. Not in reflection. Not in hindsight. In the actual moment. That micro-interruption is worth more than any morning routine.
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This is so profound a paradigm shift in medicine.
To exploit the fact that cells are goal-seeking, problem-solving systems in medicine, instead of looking at bodies as merely chemistry, only matter to matter interactions.
(Skip to min. 44:24 in the vid)
thoughtforms.life/a-talk-for…
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At 44:24 he starts talking about the anatomical compiler. Most of the evidence to drive this vision is prior in the talk, watch it if this peaks your interest.
To paradigm shift to bodies as a living substrate instead of juet matter is so simple it should have been obvious.
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