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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
US grand strategy considerations 1
This overview of articles on US defense strategy showed up in my newsfeed, and the summaries of the content make for interesting assertions. Main point: The essays being summarized sought to "ponder the equally important 'unknown unknowns' and, insofar as this is...
AI and predicting natural disasters
An article described trends and developments in predicting natural disasters, developments that promise improved predictive power. Main point: "Today’s tools are warning residents, triggering mitigation and helping first responders react more effectively. As...
Are we already in the Matrix?Via Arts and Letters Daily, a new world where we are defined by information and data trails we leave. Focus: "Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies, and human authority was legitimised by humanist ideologies, so...
Are we already in the Matrix?Via Arts and Letters Daily, a new world where we are defined by information and data trails we leave. Focus: "Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies, and human authority was legitimised by humanist ideologies, so...
Pragmatic spirit, critical mindFrom Your Unfinished Business: Find God in Your Circumstances, Serve Others in Theirs (paperback, Kindle) We want to be able to discern pragmatically, so let's mimic the mind of the centurion in the New Testament who sought help for his...
Pragmatic spirit, critical mindFrom Your Unfinished Business: Find God in Your Circumstances, Serve Others in Theirs (paperback, Kindle) We want to be able to discern pragmatically, so let's mimic the mind of the centurion in the New Testament who sought help for his...
Moral injuryVia Military Missions Network on Facebook: "Moral injury is not classified as a mental disorder such as the more familiar post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. By definition, moral injury can develop when a veteran experiences or witnesses acts during...
Moral injuryVia Military Missions Network on Facebook: "Moral injury is not classified as a mental disorder such as the more familiar post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. By definition, moral injury can develop when a veteran experiences or witnesses acts during...