B.F. Skinner, the work of
Considering free will to be an illusion, Skinner saw human action as dependent on consequences of previous actions, a theory he would articulate as the principle of reinforcement: --wikipedia
Science
Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience
"cardiologist Dr. Pim van Lommel offers ground-breaking research into whether or not our consciousness survives the death of our body." --amazon
missing tile syndrome
"As Dennis Prager explains, we often focus on the missing tile(s) in our lives, which robs us of happiness. In five minutes, learn how to fix your focus."
Dr. Scott Atlas devastates government COVID policy (video)
A speech streamed yesterday from Hillsdale College. Watch it before YouTube censors it (or we will have to look elsewhere)
Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns (video)
Lex Fridman Podcast, video included. It's over two hours long, so use the chapter information.
gain of function (GoF) virus research
studies with the potential to enhance the pathogenicity or transmissibility of potential pandemic pathogens (PPPs) --National Institutes of Health
The Illusion of Truth (video)
Study-based conclusions about how we discern truth, with "cognitive ease" being a major factor. Video from Veritasium embedded.
COVID-19: Amplification of Public Health Consequences by Media Exposure
In the past, "media coverage of events had unintended consequences for those at relatively low risk for direct exposure, leading to potentially severe public health repercussions" --American Psychological Association
computer virus
"a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data" -- Google dictionary
Is there a COVID cult?
Some places are more cult than others...
China's artificial intelligence "prosecutor"
Researchers “trained” the machine between 2015 and 2020 using over 17,000 cases. It can now charge a suspect based on 1,000 “traits” gathered from a human-documented description of a case. At present, the machine can charge eight of the most common crimes in Shanghai --yahoo.com
Great Barrington Declaration
"As infectious disease epidemiologists and public health scientists we have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the prevailing COVID-19 policies, and recommend an approach we call Focused Protection."
popular science
an interpretation of science intended for a general audience --wikipedia.com
fine-tuned universe (concept)
suggests that the occurrence of life in the universe is very sensitive to the values of certain fundamental physical constants and that the observed values are, for some reason, improbable. -wikipedia
Roger Penrose
British mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics.