Science

polyvagal theory

"A collection of proposed evolutionary, neuroscientific, and psychological constructs pertaining to the role of the vagus nerve in emotion regulation, social connection and fear response... [It] is not endorsed by current social neuroscience" -- wikipedia.

propositional logic

Request: Used in designing computer circuits, developing artificial intelligence systems, proving mathematical theorems and exploring logical relationships between concepts; used to analyze arguments, identify fallacies, and explore the nature of truth and knowledge.

Your Consciousness Can Reach Back in Time to Shape the Past (article)

"Retrocausal consciousness says that your thoughts, feelings, or decisions today might influence events in the past—not by physically changing them, but by subtly shaping how they unfolded, like ripples flowing backward in time."

The Power of Neuroplasticity, by Shad Helmstetter

The breakthrough scientific discovery that every thought you think rewires your brain, and changes your life -- subtitle.

artificial intelligence

Any system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of achieving its goals -- wikipedia.

T/F: women live longer than men due to biological reasons

Request: Is it because of bodies themselves, like it is commonly believed?

butterfly effect

Idea that small causes can have large effects in complex or nonlinear dynamic systems -- wikipedia.

fact vs. data

There's an important difference. Also calibrated: information.

applied technology

The practical application of scientific knowledge and technical skills to solve real-world problems and perform specific functions -- Brave AI.

nuclear power plant as a stable, ecological source of energy

"As of 2018, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported there were 450 nuclear power reactors in operation in 30 countries around the world" -- wikipedia.

observer effect

"the disturbance of an observed system by the act of observation. This is often the result of instruments that, by necessity, alter the state of what they measure in some manner" -- wikipedia.

placebo effect

A phenomenon in which some people experience a benefit after the administration of an inactive "look-alike" substance or treatment. This substance, or placebo, has no known medical effect -- verywellmind.

the universe

Defined as "the totality of existence", or everything that exists, everything that has existed, and everything that will exist -- wikipedia.

critical thinking

Request: the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

A form of psychotherapy for PTSD that’s been recently trending. In EMDR, the person being treated recalls distressing experiences whilst doing bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movement -- request.