Is western astrology a big data science, or even the very first big data science? Data scientist Alexander Boxer thinks it is and has written a book to back up his claim, A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and The Search for Our Destiny in Data.[1] His justification for having written this book is interesting:…
“Maximum data leaks happen from Google Chrome browsers, and rediffmail ids,” says a report about online frauds. “Download Opera browser. My experience has been good”, says my teenage daughter. Data science tells us different stories, and some suffer from the curse of dimensionality. Certain sets of data will accidentally correlate. “Why are you talking about…
Great British Bake Off contestant and Guardian columnist Ruby Tandoh’s book melding food, memoir, and life philosophy, Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want, has been a UK bestseller since its 2018 release, and apparently is getting a US release next month, although the Queens Public Library already had it. I read it…
How does a snake know of flying?How does an eagle know of crawling?If they’ve spent their entire life among their companionsDiscussing philosophy, discovery, with like-minded individuals? How do we use our minds to improve society if these same minds have dragged society to the rubbles that it currently lays in? This piece is from a…
“For good health and happiness, there are many recommendations for starting a good day, but you may not have the time to do any of them. Still, there are many benefits if you do what you can.” Nene Z: 良い一日のスタート③ ヨガ. Happy Body Happy Mind, 12 January 2022. As such, Nene Z has three suggestions…
Before there was something called “Science” (with a capital “S”, and which is only of relatively recent coinage) it was called “natural philosophy”. That name itself is significant because it indicates that science and philosophy were not considered separate specialist activities and departments, but a unity — the unity of the quest for knowledge with…
Purpose: We will consider three truths about the Old Testament as the lens to interpret Jesus as the Messiah. Evidences is always interpreted by philosophy of evidence There is progressive revelation How does the old testament interpret the ministry of Jesus Evidences is always interpreted by philosophy of evidence: “27 And he said, ‘Then I…
This long article gives a number of directions on how to read philosophy. If you have some time to spare, give it a read. How to read philosophy
Machines, big and small, all rely on one component, semiconductor. Be it computers, telecommunications, household appliances, banking, security, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and last but not least, war-making machinery, all depend upon semiconductors. So, it won’t be unreasonable to say that the country that controls the semiconductors controls the future. Do you know, just like Rare…
TRIGGER WARNING: S*x and especially meeting people on dating apps. (Might be a bit hetero-normal but I think most of it applies to us all.) Hey folks, there are a few things which have been coming up in numerous conversations that I feel it would be good to chat about publicly, especially for those of…