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Overconsumption, community erosion bad for happiness

Hughes, James J. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:12:14 GMT

http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/07/22/why-your-happiness- matters-to-the-planet/ Why your happiness matters to the planet Surveys and research

Shermer: What it takes to be Type 1 civilization: global integration

Hughes, James J. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:11:20 GMT

He overstates the need for unregulated "free trade" and understates the need to globalize democracy and the rule of law for my taste, but this is precisely how

FW: USBIG NEWSLETTER VOL. 9, NO. 48 SPRING 2008

Hughes, James J. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:40:40 GMT

USBIG NEWSLETTER VOL. 9, NO. 48 SPRING 2008 This is the Newsletter of the USBIG Network (www.usbig.net), which promotes the discussion of the basic income

Re: Americans may be losing faith in free markets

Roland — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:48:27 GMT

At about the middle of this article I expected it to include a mention or discussion of two trends in the recent decades: 1. I believe I've read that people

Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to Unfairness

Hughes, James J. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:21:21 GMT

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/320/5884/1739 Science 27 June 2008: Vol. 320. no. 5884, p. 1739 Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to

UN: Robots Are Taking An Increasing Number Of Jobs

Hughes, James J. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:19:27 GMT

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041021085857.htm Robots Are Taking An Increasing Number Of Jobs, New UN Report Says ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2004) -

Americans may be losing faith in free markets

Hughes, James J. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:17:02 GMT

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-losingfaith16-2008jul16,0,743 6832,full.story Americans may be losing faith in free markets Things are hard all over

Plutocracy graphic

Hughes, James J. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:05:32 GMT

http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/extremeinequality chart.jpg

Re: The Intelligence - Cambrian - Explosion

Michael Bone — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:21:16 GMT

Your points are well taken. My purpose was in no way to deride AGI or its potential to shape our future, but to inspire contemplation of a mind-ecology and its

Re: The Intelligence - Cambrian - Explosion

Ben Hyink — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:05:38 GMT

Michael, Your suggestion of diversified (typically narrow?) AI and trans/post-human intelligence is interesting. This century people may see the realization of

The Intelligence - Cambrian - Explosion

Michael Bone — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:18:19 GMT

I was recently contemplating Eliezer Yudkowsky's conception of mindspace (where human minds are a very small portion of all possible minds), and its practical

FW: Daily News for July 8, 2008

Hughes, James J. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:08:21 GMT

Science Policy News Alerts Science and Health Stories for 07-08-08 Cheney's Office Said to Edit Draft Testimony

comments for us from the anarcho-H+

Hughes, James J. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:36:21 GMT

Electoralism July 8, 2008 ....elections serve two purposes. One is to settle disputes between

US Coalition to lobby for health-care reform

Hughes, James J. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:08:53 GMT

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0829680420080708 Coalition to lobby for health-care reform Tue Jul 8, 2008 2:17pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A

What's John McCain's Technology Policy?

Hughes, James J. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:17:43 GMT

http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/07/john-mccain-no-te chnology-policy.html MotherJones.com / washington_dispatch / 2008 What's John McCain's