Life Lessons
Life Lessons A compilation of philosophical ideas to help the everyman get through life. Leadership/Mentors https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/marcus-aurelius/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/peter-bevelin/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/robert-cialdini/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/richard-feynman/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/garrett-hardin/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/charlie-munger/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/seneca/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/nassim-taleb/ What it means to be a good human What it means to be an adult What it means to be a man What it means to be a woman “SNS vs PNS […]
Scientific Methodology Cheat Sheet
Scientific Methodology Cheat Sheet Scientific Method Day to day experimentation Stats Cheat Sheet Reading Papers
The Science Rabbit Hole
The Science Rabbit Hole Science is not a belief system; it is a set of tools that help us to discover the world around us in the most unbiased way possible. It is an engine of information that often gets misunderstood. It only gets tainted by the user and the receiver rather than science itself. […]
The History of Science
The History of Science Hunter Gatherer Notes We no longer rely on tight-knit communities, we fail to grasp the concept of “local knowledge” and a deeper understanding of our terrain, and we rely on global systems to feel safe. However, safety can be a façade. Our packaged food, health-care systems, and economy do little for […]
Understanding Statistics
Understanding Statistics https://peterattiamd.com/category/understanding-science/ Bad Science Mental Models Research explained in practical summaries (Biolayne)
The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method Pose a hypothesis Design and experiment. Determine the outcome variables that will support or refute the hypothesis. Assess the baseline parameters. Carry out the experiment while gathering data. Assess the outcome parameters. If the outcome is as expected- publish it, get grant funding, move onto the next hypothesis. If the outcome is […]
The Road to Sapiens
The Road to Sapiens Anthropology and human history https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew Theories on the birth of human “intelligence” The passing of experience through language to create group knowledge. The structure of a journey represents to process of venturing out into new territory, overcoming an obstacle, and returning with new information or reward. Stories these days add failure […]
Our Social History
Our Social History Will Storr: The Brain Is a Status-Seeking Storyteller (Email from Rebel Wisdom) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwcjVwT-bc0&t=1s “Connection isn’t enough for humans. We’re not happy to just connect and be likeable but useless. We want to feel of value. We want to rise up a status hierarchy.” Will Storr is a journalist and author who has […]
Our Technological History
Our Technological History Burn Notes The Technology Tsunami Over time, we manipulated the metabolisms of our domesticated plants to divert their energy into the starches and sugars that fuel our bodies. Today, the fruits and vegetables we find in the market look like grotesque energy-packed carnival freaks compared to their wild ancestors. We played the […]
The Sapien Rabbit Hole
The Sapiens Rabbit Hole Stoned ape theory & the immortality key (psychedelics and religion), increased brain size and coastal living, fire and protein availability, etc.