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[[Eric Weinstein|Eric]] often | [[Eric Weinstein|Eric]] often uses terms or turns-of-phrase that some people may not immediately understand. This page is a reference source for those only. This should not be confused with more general topic areas that may at first cause confusion such as the [[Distributed Idea Suppression Complex|DISC]], [[Embedded Growth Obligation|EGOs]], [[Load-Bearing Fictions]], etc. | ||
See also: [[Eric Weinstein Quotes]] | |||
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== B == | == A/B testing == | ||
A/B testing (also known as bucket testing or split-run testing) is a user experience research methodology. A/B tests consist of a randomized experiment with two variants, A and B. It includes application of statistical hypothesis testing or "two-sample hypothesis testing" as used in the field of statistics. A/B testing is a way to compare two versions of a single variable, typically by testing a subject's response to variant A against variant B, and determining which of the two variants is more effective. ([https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/B_testing Source]) | |||
= | Reference: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKXeVOUQYY] Discussed in the context of adding βdifferential diagnosisβ to our educatorsβ toolkit so that teaching disabled educators can learn how to add to better instruct students rather than externalizations the blame for their inadequate methods onto into the students. | ||
== | == Adaptive landscapeΒ == | ||
* | * Sewall Wright's theory of adaptive landscapes of fitness | ||
== | == Adaptive valley == | ||
* | * Sewall Wright's theory of adaptive landscapes of fitness | ||
== | == Adjective, occupation, name == | ||
https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein/status/955117591378329606?lang=en | |||
== | == Anthropic capitalismΒ == | ||
== | == Anti-expertΒ == | ||
== | == Anti-interesting == | ||
== | == Artificial Outelligence == | ||
Artificial Outelligence, n: An unintelligent computer system that evolves by hijacking the minds it dupes & outwits. | |||
== | === Example: === | ||
The Bass designs false fish used by the mussels to better parasitize the bass. | |||
Itβs one thing to think & talk about the risks of unintelligent agents using *our* brains to outsmart ourselves. Another to see such examples in nature: | |||
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== | === References === | ||
https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein/status/867050623174295552?s=21 | |||
= | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8s0tp9yzY | ||
= | https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein/status/1116065653847285760?s=21 | ||
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0j9dxbB4Z1o | |||
== | == Church and Pike commissions == | ||
== | == Deaths of accountability == | ||
== | == De-Potemkin == | ||
Depotemkin, verb: To create the missing reality that a façade was originally constructed to suggest was present. | |||
[https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein/status/833384503817101312 Twitter] | |||
== | == Dining a la carte philosophically/politically/ideologically == | ||
== | == Don't screw yourself out of magic == | ||
* [[ | * https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1169339966477852673 | ||
* https://nilesjohnson.net/seven-manifolds.html | |||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milnor | |||
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== The Educational Complex == | |||
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A system of selective political, economic, and memetic pressures resulting in a cult of the teaching profession which prioritizes the careerist desires of the educators over the learning needs of the students. | |||
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== Environment of evolutionary adaptation == | |||
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== Efficient FrontierΒ == | |||
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== Environmental insult == | |||
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== Escher's Hands Drawing Hands == | |||
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== Forced citation == | |||
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== Gating function == | |||
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== Genius vs Excellence == | |||
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== Irrationality == | |||
Irrationality is a feature not a bug. It gives us the ability to Camp and decamp | |||
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== It's a beautiful thing == | |||
This originates from New York City. | |||
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Meaning: You can extract money from people with no say in the matter. | |||
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Related: "It's perfectly legal" β something ethically dubious may be going on. | |||
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== Kayfabe == | |||
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== Long term vs short term optimization == | |||
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== Long/short positions (nuanced positions) == | |||
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== Maladaptive strategies == | |||
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== Meaning == | |||
"The meaning of my life is the progressing struggle to impart meaning to meaning." [https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein/status/1071207012493549568] | |||
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== Minus epsilon == | |||
This originates from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(%CE%B5,_%CE%B4)-definition_of_limit epsilon-delta definition] of a limit in mathematics. | |||
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== No more heroes == | |||
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== Operation Cointel pro == | |||
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== Overton window == | |||
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== Potemkin village == | |||
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== Rent-seeking elites == | |||
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== Resource capture == | |||
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== Riding on a technical substrate == | |||
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== Samizdat == | |||
The clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe. | |||
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== Selective pressures == | |||
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== Semi-reliable communal sense-making == | |||
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== Steady hands == | |||
This originates from Washington D.C. | |||
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"He has steady hands." You can count on him to do the wrong thing during an emergency to keep everyone on the inside okay Everyone on the inside is super dependent to burn all of their credibility in public | |||
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== Steel-manning == | |||
The steel man argument (or steelmanning) is the exact opposite of the straw man argument. The idea is to find the best form of the opponent's argument to test opposing opinions. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man#steelmanning Steelmanning] | |||
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== Teaching disabilities == | |||
Not Learning Disabilities Differential diagnosis | |||
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== Terms of Service == | |||
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References: | |||
* https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1071092543536848896 | |||
* https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein/status/1071216823742291968 | |||
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== The Observerse == | |||
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== There is no secret ingredient == | |||
This is a line from Eric's favorite movie, Kung Fu Panda. | |||
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== Thinkquisition == | |||
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== TIM - Technology Intelligence Media == | |||
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== Umwelt == | |||
''(in ethology)'' The world as it is experienced by a particular organism. | |||
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