An American tourist in Russia
It has suddenly occured to me that the Western society has never become truly liberal (i.e. “thinking freely”). It has always been revolving around an accepted, limited set of very rigid conventions. This set could evolve, change, be replaced or modernized, but the system has remained the same. It’s like changing wallpapers in a prison … Read more
Today let’s talk about the history of culture as a history of choices or the subtle beauty of The Thief and the Cobbler versus straightforward shine of Aladdin. Yesterday I saw the Thief and the Cobbler animation film for the first time in my life. And I am pleasantly surprised. Despite its messy production history, … Read more
As a follow-on to a recent post by one of my colleagues, I offer my experiences with machine intelligence and image generation. The results we achieved are not identical, but I would hope that my piece adds something else of value to the conversation. The Problem of the Mind The problem of the mind is … Read more
In light of present and recent circumstances—the ongoing war in Ukraine, the decades-long expansion of NATO, and the many claims of Russian interference in American elections—Russia and her actions (as well as the Western reactions to them) might seem to be of the most obvious interest to would-be prognosticators intent on envisioning the world of … Read more
Chinese Mandarins, American Knights: Law and the Matrix of Values Development As important as the values of a nation are, equally significant is the mechanism by which they evolve. In this section, we will examine the different matrices of values development in the United States and China. More specifically, we will consider them within the … Read more