Knowledge is Power, France is Bacon | Angela Volkov | Substack

An open letter to humanity on getting its collective act together

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May 20

What cognitive science has to say the benefits of paying attention to irrelevancy

May 3

Certainty, efficiency, adaptability, self-agency, and even your sense of self, all owe to your ability to predict and attenuate the sensory consequences…

Apr 22

While Rex mauls you, his owners reassure you of his friendliness

Apr 12

How to use the brain’s hierarchical encoding of visual information, colour, symmetry, and exaggeration to your advantage.

Apr 5

Some thoughts on biocentrism and a bonus National Science Foundation 10-item quiz

Mar 14

Shattered teacups and the end of the universe: your guide to entropy

Mar 3

Knowledge is Power, France is Bacon

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