Human affairs, at a variety of scales, affects the environment, which in turn affects our lives. It’s a circle. Building on yesterday’s post’s quote that “history is influenced by the environment”… If this [Natural, ecological,…
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History is influenced by the environment.
This is a quote that has stuck with me over time: “History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples’ environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.” — Jared Diamond–Guns,…
Your brain on AlphaGo.
The recent Go match between the AI AlphaGo and Lee Sodol was fascinating. Several observers noted that they were impressed by the AI’s play and certainly learned something. Here’s what I picked up: When making…