Khan Noonien Singh is my favorite Star Trek character. In Space Seed (1967), Ricardo Montalbán plays Singh the genetically engineered despot known as the last tyrant from the Eugenic Wars:: KIRK: Name, Khan, as we know him today. (Spock changes the picture) Name, Khan Noonien Singh.SPOCK: From 1992 through 1996, absolute ruler of more thanContinue reading “Tyrants and Eugenics”
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Taleb VS Murray
Nassim Taleb has indicted Charles Murray as a “mountebank” because Murray demonstrates that measured general intelligence, G, has a high correlation with financial success. Correlation has a strong resemblance to causation, especially when the measure of success is a broad proxy like income, which can lead erroneously to social Darwinism. Because this is a dangerousContinue reading “Taleb VS Murray”
Covid-19
________________________ Information is Beautiful Covid-19 data presentation The Economist Excess Death Analysis ________________________ UPDATES 5/25/2020 Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain [read the full context of this quip] A cloudy drizzle for Memorial Day. This day highlights the trope that we are at warContinue reading “Covid-19”
Protective Arts 