Focused ultrasound won't solve the hard problem of consciousness overnight, but it may help us begin to see the light — a careful look at the new clinical and experimental work.
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A provocative essay arguing that humans weren't given souls by God or genes — we made them ourselves with language, turning sentience into something sacred.
Sahil Bloom recounts meeting Tim Cook at a 4:45am gym routine in 2014 and observing how Cook maintained the same disciplined habits even after becoming Apple's CEO and achieving massive success. The piece argues that sustained excellence comes from returning to fundamentals and consistent execution, not from resting on achievement.
When you write, you lay out a line of words. The line of words is a miner's pick, a woodcarver's gouge, a surgeon's suture.
The first sentence of every writer's manifesto, including this one. The line is the work; everything after it is excavation.