When I was young I had a button that I proudly wore on a hat. It said, “Reason Will Overcome Instinct.” I was studying to become a scientist and I intended to exemplify that motto. I now think that it was a naive sentiment. At the same time, I also thought a lot about politics…
Category: Science
Donald Trump is Today’s Walter Cronkite
I was listening to Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast, episode 301, interviewing Tina Eliassi-Rad. It is an interesting discussion of AI and data, and its relevance to human knowledge and behavior. Eliassi-Rad commented that Walter Cronkite was the most trusted authority, that anything he said would be believed. Eliassi-Rad asserted that we don’t have anyone like…