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A Unified Theory of Happiness
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Andrea F. Polard, PsyD. L A Center for Zen Psychology. A Unified Theory of Happiness. Brings the wisdom of the West and the East together. This synthesized wisdom is based in science, philosophy and virtually countless experiences by countless people. It can be discerned by everyone via a deep understanding of happiness, personal inventory and practical exercises. To further the reader’s interest, the author wishes to share a list of the most helpful resources she has encountered. 2000) by Robert Wright.
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Engines Running: Reflecting on David Crawford 's Reassessment of Australian Athletics - ta4860
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Engines Running: Reflecting on David Crawford 's Reassessment of Australian Athletics. December 17th, 2009. This holds been a absorbing hebdomad for Australian athletics. It begined with Tiger Woods'. Triumph at the Australian Masters. Golf tourney and is finishing with visceral. Argument about drama, games, physical didactics and athletics in Australian society. Although I hold pent two posts about the Independent Sport Panel's Report. I hold been aware of Todd Sieling. S pronunciamento for slow blogging.
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Casual CAS: Hello world!
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Hi there, welcome to my blog about complex adaptive systems and related concepts. I'm no kind of expert about anything - I'm a computer and games nerd. But I've started looking into complex adaptive systems - CAS - since reading John Holland's book Hidden Order. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Download this from Microsoft first. The Rise of Cooperation. Why do we care? Winnipeg, Mb, Canada.
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Casual CAS: More candy vs. the greater good: detachment in decision-making
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Tuesday, June 18, 2013. More candy vs. the greater good: detachment in decision-making. I recently watched a great documentary called Ape Genius. And then saw this interesting article. Here are some thoughts on the intersection of the two. In Ape Genius, they describe a test which measures impulse control in primates:. Again, A has to choose one of the options; that chosen candy goes to B, and A gets the remainder. Reason-out "if I point to...
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Casual CAS: Wealth never survives three generations
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Friday, March 26, 2010. Wealth never survives three generations. It's late at night, and I am in a philosophical mood. I shall inflict the result upon you. Chinese proverb: Wealth never survives three generations. And today, the lessons the US "learned" in Vietnam strike me as a form of Wealth. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Download this from Microsoft first. The Rise of Cooperation. Wealth never survives three generations.
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Casual CAS: Nursery words
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Thursday, August 28, 2008. About a study of why "nursery words" exist in so many languages. Nursery words are things like mama (English), papa (Italian), baba (Ukrainian), and titi (Hungarian). The study examined brain scans of babies as they listened to various words: " Brain activity increased in the babies' temporal and left frontal areas whenever the repetitious words [ baba. Were played. Words with non-adjacent repetitions (' ba. The s...
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Casual CAS: Wright & Wright on the cooperation arms race
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Monday, May 26, 2008. Wright and Wright on the cooperation arms race. Well this couldn't come at a better time - the great Will Wright says that Cooperation and Competition are a big part of his motivation for working on Spore. Spore is a simulation coming out this fall which looks to re-invent the definition of computer "game" for all of us. Here's Will:. Quotes from this video which are most pertinent to stuff I've talked about before:.
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Casual CAS: Zombie Ants from Outer Space
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Monday, August 27, 2007. Zombie Ants from Outer Space. I promised myself that I wouldn’t do another post with a biological example of the viral model so soon, but Mike the Boyfriend (my sister’s boyfriend, not mine) just told me about this and it’s too cool to delay. The Fluke’s ultimate target is the belly of a herbivore such as a cow or sheep. This is how it gets there:. An ant comes along and eats the snail-ooze. No, really! While the te...
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Casual CAS: Secret adventures
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My totally unqualified ramblings about Complex Adaptive Systems. Friday, May 1, 2009. Hi there, I just wanted to say thanks to the folks who have posted comments here in the last few months. I'm amazed that anybody out there has stumbled across my blog, and now I feel guilty for not updating in a while (but there is a good reason for it.). I will try to put up the occasional interesting thought in the meantime, I just can't do it as regularly as before. Thanks, seeya soon! The Rise of Cooperation.