December 2024

What’s popping people, it’s Dante.Currently going for a walk here along Penn’s Landing, and it looks really beautiful. I knew this would happen—I always seem to come here at the…

In Bemba, the word finished can be translated as “napwa” or “chapwa”, depending on the context. • Napwa: Used in a general sense to mean something is done or over.…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Currently walking along the intersection between order and chaos. Here I am, just exploring Philadelphia along the Schuylkill River. I just found this pretty cool…

Once you no longer desire any approval, money, or recognition, then what? What if I don’t desire a publisher, approval, or even disapproval?

I eat the most nutrient dense foods. Just eat meat and eggs until satiation, and you won’t feel hungry the next day. Succumbing to hunger in the day feels like…

Life is physical. Before I do anything in my day, I make sure to stretch my body through simple yoga poses, doing three sets per each pose. I think it’s…

The Dhammapada is one of the most significant texts in Buddhist literature. This ancient collection of verses encapsulates the essence of the Buddha’s teachings, offering profound wisdom on ethical conduct,…

Intelligence, Rationality, Wisdom, and Spirituality

Welcome back to the exploration of wisdom, imagination, and transformation. In this session, we delve into the interplay between ritual and wisdom, examining how rituals cultivate intelligence, enhance our connection…

Welcome back to our lecture series on intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and spirituality. Today, we will wrap up our discussion on rationality and delve into wisdom and spirituality. As we’ve explored,…

Human beings are inherently irrational—or so experimental research often suggests. This raises a profound question: If we are so prone to errors in reasoning, where do we derive our standards…

Welcome back. This journey continues as we explore the intersections of intelligence, relevance realization, predictive processing, generative modeling, and religio—the sense of connectedness that forms the foundation of meaningful experiences.…

Welcome back. In this post, we explore the foundational challenges of intelligence, focusing on the meta-problem of relevance realization and how it connects to predictive processing. This journey takes us…

This lecture explores the core dimensions of intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and spirituality, which collectively form the foundation of cognitive agency. These dimensions define what it means to be a self-directed…

If anything, I seek disapproval

In street photography—and photography in general—I think it’s important to learn the rules first. You’ve got to start with the basics: It’s all about timing, storytelling, and creating photographs that…

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest surviving works of literature, originating in ancient Mesopotamia around 2100 BCE. This epic explores universal human themes such as friendship, the…

The word auspicious has its origins in Latin: • Derived from auspicium, meaning “observation of birds for omens.” • This comes from auspex, which combines avis (“bird”) and specere (“to…

If you’re a grown man that’s talking about other grown men, you’re acting like grown child in a man’s body. Men should be focused on themselves, and just live their…