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Claire Rydell Arcenas, America’s Philosopher: John Locke in American Intellectual Life – University of Chicago Press, 2022 The influence of polymath philosopher John Locke (1632–1704) can still be found in a dizzying range of fields, as his writings touch on issues of identity, republicanism, and the nature of knowledge itself. Claire Rydell Arcenas’s new book […]

Claire Rydell Arcenas, America’s Philosopher: John Locke in American Intellectual Life – University of Chicago Press, 2022 — Progressive Geographies

Electricity transmission [credit: green lantern electric] Not a new story, but problems are getting worse thanks to net zero obsessions. Why authorise new capacity in areas where transmission lines are known to be inadequate? – – – UK consumers are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to turn wind turbines off because the grid cannot […]

Britons paying hundreds of millions to turn off wind turbines as network can’t handle the power they make on the windiest days — Tallbloke’s Talkshop

Don’t believe that simply changing the way you think can have a big impact on your life or your accomplishments? It’s a somewhat abstract concept to think that just being more positive or more driven can attract more good things to you, or that focussing more on the good in your life can make you […]

How Your Mindset Can Actually Make You Physically Stronger — Performance Psychology

Eric Landau Contributor Before Eric Landau co-founded Encord, he spent nearly a decade at DRW, where he was lead quantitative researcher on a global equity delta one desk and put thousands of models into production. He holds an S.M. in Applied Physics from Harvard University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Physics…

Active learning is the future of generative AI: Here’s how to leverage it — TechCrunch