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The most eye opening videos/stories I have seen in 2023.

Spud’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jan 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Health Vaccines Conspiracies Crime Evolution
  1. Videos and articles shed light on controversial topics in medicine and vaccines, revealing potential conflicts of interest and lack of proper testing.
  2. Exploration of how black crime in certain communities can serve as a complex political strategy, maintaining power dynamics.
  3. Highlighted content delves into shocking revelations about the involvement of government and big pharma in vaccine production, raising questions about quality control.

Institutional code and human behavior (1)

Space chimp life • 0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
📖 Philosophy Human behavior Institutions Language Evolution Society
  1. Our human nature is deeply intertwined with institutions, which shape many of our social behaviors like language, art, and economy. Understanding these institutions can help us see how they influence our lives.
  2. Institutions need certain features to operate effectively, like defining roles for members and processes for decision-making. These codes help govern interactions and resource management within a group.
  3. A big part of how we relate to each other in institutions comes from our basic human roles, including sexual roles. These roles may have been some of the first defined in ancient societies, influencing how we build social structures today.

Increasing complexity as a fundamental property of the universe

The Future of Life • 0 implied HN points • 10 Apr 23
🔬 Science Physics Complexity Thermodynamics Cosmology Evolution
  1. The universe naturally trends towards more complex systems. Even when things seem to get simpler, like cleaning a desk, the overall complexity still increases elsewhere.
  2. Simple rules can create complex systems over time, like how stars form and lead to heavier elements. This shows how new complexity builds on what already exists.
  3. As systems develop complexity, they do so faster. For example, it took billions of years for Earth to form, but less time for humans to develop culture and technology.

The Topology of Morality: How Evolution Can Help Us Understand Ethics

Divergent Futures • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jul 24
📖 Philosophy Ethics Metaethics Evolution Morality Cognition
  1. Morality is influenced by both nature and nurture. Our genes and environment shape how we understand right and wrong.
  2. Moral intuitions can emerge from evolutionary processes. They help us adapt and cooperate as groups, which is essential for survival.
  3. There isn't one perfect moral theory. Different cultures and individuals can have varied moral beliefs, but we can strive to improve our moral understanding together.