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we can do much more together

Amsterdam
Joined September 2019
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1. So, I'm not the best at promoting things, but I'm happy to share something I've been working on for a while now: on-taste.xyz 🖼️ A full theory of how aesthetics work and why beauty is important for healthy societies.
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I’ll be there for a few days
if you are building at the edge of art and technology, we are hosting an artist residency in portugal in june alumni include @repligate @multimodalart @dadabots @exgenesis @blahah404 @AITechnoPagan @sares_at @neno_is_ooo dm if curious
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Running a little experiment: aggregating all the interesting papers that came out of the consciousness/neuroscience space in the past month. (AI-generated for now, but may apply more effort in the future).
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this might be the best description of what ketamine actually feels like
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reading @pierreavdb on taste, having a great time, he factors taste into biological, cognitive, and social layers and adopts a predictive processing lens for much of it! 1/
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Replying to @algekalipso
@algekalipso asked for more consciousness blogging. Here's my attempt: an (almost) no-jargon primer on the hard problem, qualia, and the main theories. It is written for people like me who felt lost in all the terminology. Link below!
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Our new cluster headache advocacy and research initiative @ClusterFree_ has launched! Check out our announcement below to learn about our mission, our plans, and how you (and anyone) can help!
We encourage everyone to sign our open letters demanding legal access to psychedelics to end the agony of cluster headaches. Anyone can sign! Signatories include Prof. @PeterSinger, Scott Alexander (@slatestarcodex), and David Pearce (@webmasterdave). clusterfree.org/global
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Sharing some parts of my essay that I think are important, starting with the perceived decline in the quality of popular music:
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Why better art matters
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Read the whole thing! ➡️ on-taste.xyz/
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