quasi-idiot-savant experts

synthesis is antithetical to most extremely stimulating beliefs about reality and the future

We are left with a choice between offering a bummer message nobody really wants to hear, versus crafting a message that has utility to move society toward chosen goals

no one can determine what is really going on

murderous cosmic narrative that justifies Gaiacide

the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Those who have the slightest bit of experience think they know it all. That's the peak at upper left. Then, with increasing experience, people realize how little they do know, how modest their skills are. Perceptions reach a minimum (center of chart), then slant upward again. Those at the level of genius recognize their talent, though tend to lack the supreme confidence of the ignoramus. This figure and its caption are reproduced from Richard Poundstone, Psychology Today, Jan. 21, 2017.

knowledge of energy issues informs pretty much everything about the decisions the global human amoeba

stop asking which endothermic way of life is most efficient

want to live in more harmony with nature

From Mike H.