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Scott Robinson
Aug 12, 20207 min read
The Needs of the Many
Homo sapiens is by far the most social species in existence, and outlived its sibling species through unprecedented cooperation – by...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 12, 202010 min read
That Which Survives
Myth: It was civilization that imbued humankind with common purpose. Nothing unites a society like common purpose. All too often, that...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 12, 20207 min read
Lucy's Courtship
Myth: Females were fought over and treated as prizes – as property - by males. As far back as written human history goes, women have been...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 12, 20206 min read
A Private Little War
Myth: Warfare is a natural activity, as old as humanity… If the martial impulse is inherent in human nature, then the prospects for a...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 12, 20205 min read
The Savage Curtain
Myth: Early humans were “killer apes,” savage and violent… Most of us have 2001: A Space Odyssey to thank for it, but wherever we may...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 10, 202017 min read
"We're Gonna Listen to the Experts"
White House Respect for Science and Reality The White House staff’s respect for C.J. is, of course, well-earned. Press Secretary is one...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 1, 202010 min read
LemonLyman.com
White House Social Media Disasters The perils of social media are known to us all at this point, regardless of our station or role in the...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 1, 20204 min read
The Dawn of the Day of the Robot
“A half century from now, our grandchildren are likely to look back at the era of mass unemployment in the market with the same sense of...
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Scott Robinson
Aug 1, 20206 min read
Human Education in a Robot-Driven World
What will become of public education in a world where human beings no longer work for a living? The educational system we have in place...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 27, 20209 min read
The Original Pomp Rock
“ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE”, distinct for its inclusion in the world’s first real-time international telecast (Our World), its all-star...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 27, 202010 min read
Goo Goo G'Joob
"I Am the Walrus" Brian Epstein, who had managed the Beatles almost from the beginning and been the architect of most of the critical...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 6, 202014 min read
Closing Time
A cup of coffee clatters on the formica in front of me and I come to life again. She is as old as her make-up says she is and her...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 6, 20205 min read
The God Equation
I’m not wild about the fiction of Dan (Da Vinci Code) Brown, but I usually read it anyway: what Brown lacks in style, he makes up for in...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 6, 20207 min read
Hemispheres
What other features of our brains determine our social and political views and behaviors? As it turns out, one of the most important is...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 6, 20206 min read
Right is Left and Left is Right
British psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist has summarized for us the differences between the hemispheres of the brain, putting the lie to...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 6, 20204 min read
Saturday Morning Cartoons
I am an early riser. It is not unusual for me to be out of bed before 7am on a Saturday morning, ready to write in the quiet of a house...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 6, 20205 min read
Distributed Human Intelligence
In the world of Internet technology, big changes are taking place – many of them right under our noses. Everyday devices all around us,...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 1, 20204 min read
The Tasteless Boor That We All Know
As a general rule, adults know how to act. While it's certainly true that nobody's perfect, it's safe to say that the vast majority of us...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 1, 20204 min read
How Children Behave
There are few among us who don’t have children in our lives. Maybe we are parents ourselves; maybe we have nieces and nephews. Maybe we...
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Scott Robinson
Jun 1, 20205 min read
My Love Letter to Apollo 11
Rebooting the Eagle As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s history-making lunar landing, it’s interesting to note...
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