artificial intelligence
Any system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of achieving its goals -- wikipedia.
Science
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.
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.
Vsauce (YouTube channel)
Request: One of the biggest science-based YouTube channels on the platform.
article: research shows COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain...
… including significant drops in IQ scores.
Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and social influencer, his writings examine free will, consciousness, intelligence, happiness and suffering -- wikipedia.
T/F: weather modification is being used to generate things like floods and hurricanes
Priority request. "Weather modification is the act of intentionally manipulating or altering the weather" -- wikipedia.
eugenics
"Historically, eugenicists have altered various human gene frequencies by inhibiting the fertility of people and groups purported to be inferior or promoting that of those purported to be superior" -- wikipedia. The TvF calibration of Eugenics is 105 (awareness).
a scientific study showing Applied Kinesiology is unreliable as a diagnostic tool
"Of the 151 sets of trials, the toxic vial was identified correctly in 80 of them (53%)." The study concluded, "Applied Kinesiology has not demonstrated that it is a useful or reliable diagnostic tool upon which health decisions can be based."
the set of which all else is a subset
Request: It may not sound as appealing as the word God but it seems to describe the essence of Truth.