The Evolutionary Argument Against Reality
Donald Hoffman explains how our perceptions have evolved to become like a computer interface.
Latif Nasser: You have no idea where camels really come from
Camels are so well adapted to the desert that it’s hard to imagine them living anywhere else. But what if we have them pegged all wrong? What if those big humps, feet and eyes were evolved for a different climate and a different time?
Adam Ostrow: After your final status update
Many of us have a social media presence — a virtual personality made up of status updates, tweets and connections, stored in the cloud. Adam Ostrow asks a big question: What happens to that personality after you’ve died? Could it … live on?
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