Our current confusions about culture are causing several significant problems for modern human society. Let's take a quick but insightful look at a number of related topics. (If you'd prefer to read this post as a web page rather than an email, then head on over
Paul Ehrlich, who was best known for his 1968 book The Population Bomb, passed away recently. I received several emails commenting on his significance. (If you'd prefer to read this missive as a web page rather than an email, then head on over to HBowie.net.) Here’s
I keep coming across articles comparing AI to new technologies of the past. But such comparisons fail to take into account the ways in which AI is fundamentally different from successful new technologies of the past.
I think we all understand instinctively why some degree of autonomy is important to every human: freedom feels good, and constraints often feel stifling and restrictive. But why is autonomy important to our species?
The Thin Man is a film from 1934 based on the mystery novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, and it's a classic.
(If you'd prefer to read this as a web page rather than an email, then head on over to HBowie.net.) First things first: I am, to all appearances, white, and my ancestry, as far as it can be determined, is mostly European. But please don’t hold
(If you'd rather read this piece in your web browser, then head on over to the About Humans.net.) I’ve now cataloged and described and annotated a total of 71 Important Things to Know About Humans. I’ve come up with these items by going through my
(If you'd rather read this piece in your web browser, then head on over to the Lexicon of Song.) I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this Grateful Dead song, written by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia. The lyrics were famously penned by Hunter in the wake
I’ve got a new website I’ve been working on lately, and I’m at the point where I’d like to share it with all of you. It’s called Important Things to Know About Humans, and you can find it at AboutHumans.net. (Don’t forget the
I’ve seen the topic of AI art discussed a bit online recently. There’s this graphic piece, “A Cartoonist’s Review of AI Art,” from The Oatmeal, in which Matthew Inman writes: When I consume AI art, it also evokes a feeling. Good, bad, neutral — whatever. Until I find
"Pay It No Mind" is a lovely little song from Sarah Jarosz, and seems like a perfect accompaniment for the times we find ourselves in.