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alextheyounguh (41)in #ai • 6 years ago
The Moral Robot; 14 Moral Rules for Machines
I’m more worried about an artificial imbecile than I am an artificial intelligence. Although, compared to a calculator we are hopelessly outmatched in basic computation, we seem…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #physics • 7 years ago
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Doesn’t Mean You Have Telekinesis
IBM's A Boy and His Atom I recently came across a book called Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza. I had to drop the book after a couple of chapters. It…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #philosophy • 7 years ago
Are Some People Better Than Others?
Let’s first start by rephrasing this title. Are Some People Worse Than Others? As images of serial killers, rapists, or Charles Manson enter your mind you may think, “Of…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #ethics • 7 years ago
How Much of Your Stuff Belongs to Me?
This is a continuation of the series, Morality in the Modern World, (start from the beginning here). If you missed the last one, Manners in the Modern World, click here. The…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #manners • 7 years ago
Manners in the Modern World
This is a continuation of the series, Morality in the Modern World, (start from the beginning here). The goal of this series is to promote a secular theory of ethics that all…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #morality • 7 years ago
I Did a Good Thing But Only to Make Myself Feel Good
This is a continuation of my series on Morality in the Modern World. In the last post, I explained what morality actually is. To get the full understanding, I encourage you read…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #morality • 7 years ago
Morality in the Modern World
For many centuries now, it has been up to religion to decide what is right and what is wrong. Religion no longer holds the firm grasp on society that it once had, and although I…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #life • 7 years ago
Feel the Fear, and Then Do It Anyway
(Myself, and a couple of really cool guests, whose names have unfortunately escaped me) I worked as a zip line tour guide for 5 years at the largest zip line canopy course in…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #economics • 7 years ago
The Financial Disaster Ahead, and 72 Links to Prove It
The Dot-Com bubble was a very disastrous time in American economic history, but compared to the Great Recession of 2007, it is now seen as a minor inconvenience. Imagine if this…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #college • 8 years ago
The Future of College, Just a Resort for the Young
Colleges seem to be functioning like a man who has just been shot twice by police, but is too high on PCP to notice. The first bullet was the internet. Knowledge is now free…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #environmentalism • 8 years ago
Why Should I Care About Climate Change?
I’m no expert climatologist, but if I was, I would apparently be terrified about the times ahead. But again, I am. truly. no expert. on this subject. I know the basics of…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #depression • 8 years ago
A Letter I Sent to a Depressed Friend
This is a condensed version of a letter that I sent to friend who was struggling with major depression disorder. Parts have been redacted to insure the privacy of this wonderful…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #politics • 8 years ago
4 Steps to Having a Proper Political Discussion
Politics is a very precarious subject, and should always be treated as such. The vast majority of people personally identify with politics, similarly to how people personally…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #stoicism • 8 years ago
10 Stoic Philosophy Lessons That Help Me Each Day
“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #business • 8 years ago
Management in One Lesson
Economics is the study of human action, specifically in groups. A workplace is comprised of a group of people. Therefore, it follows that economic philosophies could apply to a…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #finance • 8 years ago
The Finance Sector is Economically Illiterate
The other day I found myself watching a CNBC trading show, Fast Money, which had brought on Peter Schiff as a guest. At one point, Peter and one of the show hosts got into an…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #news • 8 years ago
Everything You Need to Know About the Syrian Conflict
There is absolutely no shame in being ignorant on the current conflict in the Middle East. Few subjects compare to the confusion of America’s foreign policy and this ridiculous…
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alextheyounguh (41)in #success • 8 years ago
3 Things That Will Make You Smarter Than Everyone Else
Maybe the title is slightly misleading. Of course, the odds are, there will always be someone who is smarter than you in some capacity or another. I’m also avoiding the broadness…
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