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The Power and Danger of Language

It can be

Sep 30, 2021

The Power and Danger of Language

Sep 30, 2021

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Age of Awareness

The Cultural Exoskeleton and Its Embodiment

It’s a myriad of evolving structures in which human supra-organisms grow, act, and change themselves and those structures

Dec 5, 2023

The Cultural Exoskeleton and Its Embodiment

Dec 5, 2023

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What is a Sunset?

Sunsets happen every day. They can invoke feelings of beauty and awe in all of us. But what, really, is a sunset?

May 30, 2020

What is a Sunset?

May 30, 2020

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My Most Important Conclusion

It might help us all to acknowledge it

Jan 16, 2022

My Most Important Conclusion

Jan 16, 2022

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Reflections

Some make us look foolish,

Mar 1, 2021

Reflections

Mar 1, 2021

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Woodworkers of the World Unite!!!

Oases of Positivity in a World Going Mad

Overpopulation has led both to increasingly violent weather and to increasingly violent social storms. How can we resist the madness?

Nov 11

Nov 11

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Age of Awareness

The Purposes of Language

It’s why we speak or write that matters; do AI models of language have such purposes?

Nov 10

The Purposes of Language

Nov 10

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Age of Awareness

Our Distorted Cognitive Maps

Our brains now grow according to many distant experiences

Nov 9

Our Distorted Cognitive Maps

Nov 9

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Grim Tidings

Delusional Man, Delusional Country, Delusional Species

We like to think we’re special, despite contrary evidence

Nov 6

Delusional Man, Delusional Country, Delusional Species

Nov 6

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Age of Awareness

Our Personal Shells and Their Consequences

Like hermit crabs we humans inhabit shells for protection and as displays of intimidation and attraction. But their increasing size and…

Nov 5

Our Personal Shells and Their Consequences

Nov 5

Jim Mason

Jim Mason

I study language, cognition, and humans as social animals. You can support me by joining Medium at https://jmason37-80878.medium.com/membership

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