Putting Philosophy back in Ph.D. (Philosophiae Doctor)
The Hague, The Netherlands
Joined December 2020
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All of philosophy can be reduced to counting to 3, in a sense.
A unity self-differentiates into 2 aspects that form an apparent duality but are ultimately non-dual.
Like a magnetic field (1) N pole (2) S pole, (3) the magnetic force at both poles is fundamentally the same.
There is no right or wrong, only the context in which decisions turn out to be correct or incorrect.
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The infinite cannot be fully grasped—but that does not mean its nature cannot be understood. To understand why infinity is inexhaustible is not to exhaust it. The mistake is confusing the impossibility of knowing everything with the impossibility of understanding the logic of all
Wisdom is called ineffable, beyond the intellect. Yet every sage teaches through talking and writing.
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In 1980, 21% of NIH-funded principal investigators were under age 35. By 2015, this proportion was 3%.
The dramatic ageing of independent scientists is bad because old people are simply worse at science than young people.
Latest meta-scientific deep-dive from me 🧵 ⬇️
Hegelian economics would have been sooo much better than Marxist economics, because he is all about infinities.
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Join us this Wednesday for the 2026 Science of Advanced Meditation Conference!
The conference is a free one-day virtual event hosted by our Meditation Research Program in affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Join us for the entire conference or attend any sessions that fit your schedule.
2026 Science of Advanced Meditation Conference
📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT (2:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC)
💻 Virtual | Complimentary registration
Join us as we explore the latest discoveries in advanced meditation research.
We welcome our wonderful speakers:
-- Andrés Canales-Johnson, Ph.D.
-- Richie Davidson, Ph.D.
-- Eric Garland, Ph.D.
-- Ruben Laukkonen, Ph.D.
-- Antoine Lutz, Ph.D.
-- Heleen Slagter, Ph.D.
-- Terje Sparby, Ph.D.
-- Tawni Tidwell, Ph.D.
-- Malcolm Wright, Ph.D.
-- Winson Yang, Ph.D.
Leading advanced meditation researchers from around the world will come together to discuss where the field stands and where it goes next!
Researchers, clinicians, contemplatives, students, and anyone curious about the science of advanced meditation are welcome to attend.
Registration is required for attendance.
Register for free through the link below ⤵️
We look forward to the possibility of seeing you there 🙏
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It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.
"Existential threat marketing" describes how tech companies strategically use extreme fear-based narratives—such as human extinction or uncontrollable systems—as a public relations and lobbying tool, rather than a purely scientific warning
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Miriam Pawel says more than she realizes:
"Students on University of California campuses may struggle with basic math, but they are graduating at record rates."
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To fix our institutions we must understand how they work, so we are using AI to model and monitor every government in America. This is Palantir for The People.
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