Haha thanks. I personally don't think he's Fidel's love child. I was listening to a Scott Adams Periscope when he mentioned the hypothesis and I thought that it sounded like the best poli sci fiction plot

Reminds me of an E. O. Wilson quote: "We are drowning in information while starving for wisdom."

Cool! Thanks for the information.

As a biologist, I'm always in awe of how many organisms we biologists destroy (kill) to study. As I was reading this article, I wondered how much of the meteorite you geologists have to destroy to study

Nice post. I was waiting for you to mention surface area-to-volume ratio, and was not disappointed! I wonder how much effect that had on limiting the maximal size of Meganeura. One way to not forcefully

Although I just noticed you tagged me as natator, and my name is @natator88.

Thanks for the mention! I like the time and effort you're putting into @geopolis, @samve!

Interesting! I'm thinking about joining. Are you the only moderator, @samve?

Welcome to Steemit! I follow you on the other social media platforms and am thrilled to see you here! Steemit needs more "mainstream" people to build the platform. I dream of the day when Ron

I've not seen that movie. I've heard it's really good, though.

Cool. Thanks!

True. I'm considering ethereum as a cheaper but still very valuable alternative. As for altcoins less than $50, I have looked at Lbry in the past, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

No I have not. I'm currently looking to diversify, but don't really know what I'm doing with cryptocurrency. What else do you have?

Which ones do you think will do well against BTC?

Good assessment. The fear with AI is closely linked to the fear of destroying jobs, so I believe you're right. I fear more powerful AI in the hands of other humans than I fear the AI itself. For example,

Ok, I’ve thought about this more and think I understand it. I wonder if in it’s quest to minimize prediction error, sometimes the brain just refuses to accept reality. For example, I know my brain has

Great thoughts on inflation. Housing, college tuition, and medical costs all point to extreme inflation. This is a great video about interest rates and the federal debt:

This picture gave me psychosomatic joy. I drink coffee every morning and sometimes I drink decaf in the afternoon!

Whoa, wicked cool! I'm going to have to think about this for a bit.

Yes I agree that most organizations seem to prefer conformity of thought. From anecdotal evidence, this seems to be the case for both conservatives and liberals. I recently found out about the Heterodox