Beliefs Archives - Morgan Giddings

November 19, 20182Comments

Why scientific objectivity might be making you miserable…

For those of us trained in the technical/scientific fields, it's been pounded into us to be "objective" all the time... and that our own subjective experience doesn't really matter all

by Morgan Giddings

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August 13, 20182Comments

Life As a Mirror

https://player.vimeo.com/video/288203022 Do you feel like your experiences keep repeating themselves? The same problems ... over and over ... cycling back around to the same stuff?! A tourist attraction shows us how life

June 20, 20180Comments

Blame it on …. the randomness!

The laws of physics as we know them? How did they arise from the primordial soup of the Big Bang? Blame it on randomness...

June 9, 20180Comments

Barenaked Ladies: An exercise in understanding why we are all subjective

To some, spending this much money and time may seem irrational. If you're not a fan of this particular band - or of going to concerts in general - your first thought may have been "Morgan is crazy, I would never do that!" Let's discuss why reason fails you...

May 15, 20181Comments

Embracing the “Inner Asshole”

Administrative roadblocks, aggressive colleagues, and depressing news: things like these are rampant. The question is, how should we deal with them? Many of us often choose to take the "safe"

December 5, 20160Comments

Top-10 Beliefs That Are Ruining Your Life

Wait a sec. How can a belief ruin your life? It's just a measly little set of biochemical connections in your mind, no way can it have that kind of

by Morgan Giddings

Beliefs

Life

November 26, 20160Comments

Why Artificial Intelligence Won’t Take Over the World

Any "free agent" that operates in our world must have an objective, or it is not going to get very far. This is true of people. If you ever observe people

by Morgan Giddings

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January 28, 201612Comments

Speed Kills… And I’m not talking about the highways

I was out cross country skiing with my 8 yr old daughter the other day. It was her first time on "skate" Skiis, a form of XC skiing that requires

Beliefs

Life

August 27, 20159Comments

Run and Cry

Have you ever been in a situation – such as visiting with relatives (or dealing with collaborators, or etc) – where your head is ready to explode? I’m sure you have. Here’s