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“A deep and diverse education is like a vaccination against ignorance and extremism. Conversely, a shallow, narrow education is like a petri dish that cultures these problems as symptoms of its ideological poverty.” — an intelligence agent

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“Prior to the onset of formally representational language in our species… there were a vast range of other senses and communications assets commonly available to us. The linguistic mind, it turns out, is peculiarly blind to such assets, because they are...

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“If you are able to consistently reduce the relational integrity and intelligence of a society… you need not concern yourself with the repercussions of vast crimes, because the populace will be far too fragmented and confused to respond to them. Similarly,...

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“So I loaded netflix and the promoted film had this lead-in “Vengeful leaders, gruesome rituals, Brutal punishments. This island teams with sickening secrets.” My first thought was, who would possibly find that intriguing? But then true insight...