Archive for January 2025

An anti-panhandling billboard set up by the Office of the Attorney General in Hagåtña is vandalized

After decades of practising psychotherapy, I believe it has little foundation in science and often causes harm

“A lot of the power of executive orders is in the messaging,” says Gretchen Goldman (above), President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And the message thus far is clear, she says: “The administration is trying to undermine the government experts themselves, as well as the processes by which we make science-based decisions in government.”

A padded cell used to hold people awaiting psychiatric evaluation and court-ordered treatment at the Adams County jail in Natchez, Mississippi. A law that went into effect in July seeks to decrease the number of people being jailed solely because they need mental health treatment.

So nature is throwing this AI generated pasta at the wall to see if it sticks? Is this AI testing OR AI promotion?

“Unconscious ignorance undermines the foundations of democratic debate, trust in science, and respect for knowledge,” Carofiglio said, describing it as an attitude that poisons public discourse and fuels misinformation. On the other hand, he argues that we should embrace conscious ignorance—an intellectual humility that helps us recognize our own limitations while remaining receptive to the knowledge of others. This form of ignorance, like the Socratic “I know that I know nothing,” is the foundation of true competence.