Technologists are optimistic people, some have been waiting for the predicted “singularity,” for decades and others plunging investments into Artificial Intelligence. It has nourished the imagination of the young, now rejecting jobs and starting AI companies. Enter ChatGPT, an impressive word processor who can produce answers to most questions, write…

A recent article (1) seems to state the obvious — teleporting humans is difficult. Many have confused quantum entanglement with teleportation. …

As eight billion seek food, shelter and larger bank accounts, the question remains if a human could cry for somebody else. Could she? Could a million years of development take us somewhere meaningful? Could one cry for somebody else? It seems unlikely. As the mad man throws missiles at another…

On the surface, it appears that humans are doomed as the blue planet spins in distress of environment degradation. Hard constraints on lifespan would make every human selfish and local utility maximizing. But grandparents appear to care for generations just starting off (1) even though they are unlikely to derive…

The greatest president of the United States who had to sue his alma mater not to release his excellent GPA for fear of discouraging the next generation, rides again. In Brasilia, they took him to heart and stormed government buildings. And the KGB agent has been running his country aligned…

News (1) that scientists suspect the lime clasts in Roman concrete made it substantially more durable compared to the contemporary building material, is a constant reminder that invention came and disappeared all through human history. Contemporary humans take great pride in their knowledge and technology, but most of what they…

The Stanford kid with his fist up and negotiating with a criminal should be considered the golden kid by Stanford. They appear to be losing to Wharton and Chicago in the rate of creation of criminals. It is time to catch up. Chicago, a late arrival to the criminal scene…

It appears that humans did not cultivate skills of optimization under uncertainty. This is likely because for most of their time on the blue planet, their horizons were very limited with most decisions made with low uncertainty. In the last hundred years, it dramatically changed, many sporting lifespans well in…

Humans with very little variation around lifespan have been wasting their limited life trying to accomplish “goals.” The goal oriented humans run their entire life and then drop dead one day. That appears suboptimal. On the other hand, there are many who talk about happiness as if it is an…