Screwtape and Wormwood plot and scheme together lay claim to yet another soul for Hell's population and in doing so reveal both their knowledge of
human ways as well as the vast array of techniques employed for manipulating earthlings to diabolical ends.
Not exact matches
Inside, the brothers Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain
ways to make ideas stickier, such
as applying the «
human scale principle,» using the «Velcro Theory of Memory,» and creating «curiosity gaps.»
Jones also says Musk could turn his short - term attention to industrializing the area between Earth and the moon
as a
way of eventually helping
humans reach Mars.
«Part of it is the nature of working with creative people that are looking for an outlet to express it not just in their work, but
as a
way of showing affection for their co-workers and having fun,» explains Bluebeam's Chief
Human Capital Officer, Tracy Heverly, about the tradition.
Or,
as Christine Bader describes in her book The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil, corporations including her former employers at BP may well be «advancing
human rights in some
ways while compromising them in others.»
But sometimes —
as when important
human rights are on the line — helping in this
way is going to have to stay out of reach.
It's not quite
as gloomy
as the one where AI becomes sentient and decides it no longer needs its
human masters, but either
way, it's easy to conclude that our best days are behind us.
There's a term in the field of
human longevity known
as negligible senescence, which is a fancy
way of saying a thing doesn't seem to age.
But
as Johnston noted, the changing character of business structures and the marketplace are making it increasingly necessary for business owners and executives to pay greater attention to the
human resource aspects of operation: «Tasks that were once neatly slotted into well - defined and narrow job descriptions have given
way to broad job descriptions or role definitions.
Let these 20 quotes from Dr. Wayne Dyer motivate you to become more
as a
human being, tap into your limitless potential and take time out of your busy day to remember a man that transformed millions of lives in such a profound and powerful
way.
The
way I see it, though, Whole Foods employees should be worrying just
as much about the impact of their fellow
human beings from Amazon.
«The
way I interpret it is that the manager's coming across
as more
human,» James Pennebaker, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told the WSJ's Matthew Kassel.
In a recent interview with Quartz, Gates expressed enthusiasm for a tax on robots — and that includes artificial intelligence —
as a
way of slowing down the pace at which machines are taking
human jobs.
But cognitive research suggests something deeper — that the
human brain has evolved in such a
way that it's more likely to see visuals
as «true» and words
as, literally, «debatable.»
Cycorp charged itself with figuring out the tens of millions of pieces of data we rely on
as humans — the knowledge that helps us understand the world — and to represent them in a formal
way that machines can use to reason.
Previously, 24me had a partnership with TaskRabbit, and it says it will soon offer
ways (
as yet undisclosed) to complete
human - dependent tasks such
as getting an oil change.
Though the idea may sound out of this world, the nascent space tourism industry is set to take off in the next decade, and
humans will need a
way to pay for things in space
as well
as send payments to Earth, said PayPal President David Marcus.
Human rights are about accommodation and equality and providing
as level a playing field
as you possibly can, and the
way you do that is to look at the individual circumstances.»
Although the FAA defines autopilot systems much the
way Tesla does —
as something that can assist a
human who must nevertheless remain alert and ready to take over — popular perception is that autopilot systems can fly planes on their own while the pilots nap.
Social media has been such a game - changer in the
way we communicate, and in what we expect and consider
as normal
human behavior.
«There are about 100 billion neurons in a
human brain, which is about the same
as the number of stars in the Milky
Way galaxy.»
Utilizing gigantic data pools, deep learning can identify and interpret complex patterns much in the same
way as the
human brain.
If autonomous cars are safer than
human - driven ones, the reasoning goes, we'll save more lives by bringing the technology to market
as quickly
as we can, even if there are a few fatal crashes along the
way.
As humans, we're predisposed to doing things the same
way.
You may need to be on the lookout for similar side effects and create,
as we did, alternate
ways to pass on your company's irreplaceable
human - to -
human lessons.
You want to be raw, real, and to connect with your consumers in a personalized
way just
as humans do.
Artificial intelligence is generally accepted
as the
way forward, helping companies like Facebook index and archive all of that data in a
way that a
human would find useful.
Humans like to have a
way to measure themselves and track their own progress toward goals rather than being completely subject to someone's guess later
as to how they've done.»
Sometimes the
way through the resistance is to actually sit in the same room and eat food together, breathe the same oxygen, and allow people to see you
as a
human being.
The problem, Hedge explains, is that the
human brain is wired in such a
way as to make ignoring our noisy co-workers nearly impossible.
As humans, we crave talking about ourselves — about 40 percent of what comes out of our mouths is devoted to telling others about our thoughts and feelings — and it's
way more satisfying to showcase the exhilarating moments than it is the countless mundane ones.
Only time will tell how which of these views sticks and if robotic art can make us feel the same
way as human - produced works.
«So
as much
as we all love our technology and we're always pushing out emails, I think we still need to be establishing connections at a
human level and building trust that
way.
Can it do what Pepper is trying to do, responding to us in a
way that we will find genuinely engaging,
as comforting and natural
as a
human?
«The fundamental question is,
as these systems become more capable, is it possible that we will owe some kind of duty, some kind of empathy to them, in the same
way that we have that for
human beings?»
Investing your money is the best
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Drawing on his life story,
as well
as conversations with ordinary and extraordinary people he has met along the
way, Dr. Bob presents a compelling framework that will define and dramatically enhance your experience of what it means to be
human.»
Waste to energy technology has been backed
as an «affordable»
way for municipalities to manage wastes and generate energy, with «almost no measurable effect on
human health», according to scientists and industry experts at the recent Energy Recovery Symposium in Toronto, Canada.
Collectively, although nascent, we are at a key milestone in the formation of a new dynamic industry and an emerging asset class that is in many
ways is equally about
human capital
as much
as it is financial capital.»
Economists think of GARP
as basically the test which asks, «Are
humans responding in a rational
way to prices?»
Salk Institute scientists say they have developed a superior
way of cultivating
human brain tissue, guiding research for treating neurological diseases such
as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
The idea is that we,
as humans, act in predictable
ways; a reason why history repeats itself so often.
These he accomplished despite his growing sense that larger forces — the riptide of tribal feeling in a world that should have already shed its atavism; the resilience of small men who rule large countries in
ways contrary to their own best interests; the persistence of fear
as a governing
human emotion — frequently conspire against the best of America's intentions.
A group of researchers discovered that ultrasonic frequencies inaudible to
humans can be used
as a
way to access voice - enabled assistants such
as Siri, Google Assistant, and Cortana.
«
As our work with employers has grown, so has our need to connect in a deeper
way with the world of
human capital, and that is why we are so excited about the transformational opportunities that come with this partnership.»
As humans, we're wired in a
way that avoiding pain is much more important to our survival than gaining pleasure is (most of the time, anyways!).
Bottom line, people should not have to dress or behave in certain societally approved
ways in order to be treated like
human beings deserving of the same dignity
as more privileged people.
@Chuckles I was not being hostile, but am just trying to point out that you are basically willing to conflate any similar cognitive errors such
as we have
as humans as being significant in any
way in religious terms, should it happen that we encounter some alien species that also has idiots who think imaginary stuff is real.
As for the
way we hear God other than reading the bible, it is in our mind with a clarity not matched by any
human person on earth.
To be «conservative» about society means that you are against helping your fellow
human beings in any
way,
as we can see from their actions.