週報 21年50週

Mind Reading;turn off news notificaions;朋克樂隊The Linda Lindas;“foster Islamophobia”; 抵達哥廷根;Suicide Website, ‘Suicide Capsule’;淘汰嘅運動員;美國墮胎;人面識別;Could Covid Lead to Progress?;2022世界不平等報告摘要;how every child can thrive by five;中國媒體人

The Science of Mind Reading
Researchers are pursuing age-old questions about the nature of thoughts—and learning how to read them.

呢篇主要講現時嘅技術對瞭解人腦思想嘅發展情況,可以話,我哋比歷史嘅任何時候都更接近答案

入邊都有好多之前就有瞭解嘅知識,可以講人工智能嘅發展好大程度上都係受到我哋對人腦更深入嘅瞭解,而又促進人類去更好地瞭解人腦。fMRI,人工智能,數學,三大工具

假如有一日,我哋真正可以測出思想?一方面當然可以好似文章入邊講嘅,人與人之間唔再需要語言,直接腦電波對話,可以加速植物人嘅甦醒等等;不過另一方面我又擔憂,呢種工具,如果被邪惡嘅政權濫用,思想罪就會變成現實

而且更加神奇嘅係,人腦本來可以有好大嘅空間(儘管唔係無限大),但點解,好多人得咁侷限,廣度窄、一邊倒而深度都好淺呢?

I write about news for a living. This is why you need to turn off news notifications
Dave Pell who writes about news believes that the notion that you need to know about world events right when they happen is a marketing creation of media brands.

遊戲——社交媒體——新聞,呢幾期週報十分地有層次感(自賣自誇ing

"Breaking news? The only thing that’s breaking is you."

"Trust me, that news alert can wait until later. Like most things on the internet, it can wait until never."

今年我最大嘅變化,應該就係遊戲唔再日日玩,間中得閒同fri組隊玩;社交媒體一個禮拜睇一次;新聞一個月整理一次。呢種感覺真係幾唔錯,會發覺好多嘢其實冇咁重要,同自己嘅關係唔大。雖然會變咗週末比較忙,要睇好多嘢,不過日常畀到自己嘅時間都多咗,可以花更多時間曬太陽、睇書、睇電影、寫隨筆等等,對我嚟講的確係一種比之前更好嘅生活方式

吴彦祖最爱的朋克乐队人均14岁

good,簡中有更多的關注度了。自由活着而勇敢發聲,真好

不過標題就真係shit,關吳彥祖咩事(只係對標題,唔係對佢嘅人有意見),而且放喺前邊?

Canadian school cancels ISIS survivor Nadia Murad over Islamophobia fears
Nadia Murad was set to sit down with students from some Toronto schools to talk about her upcoming book, but the school board superintendent pulled the plug on her visit.

damn it......it doesn't make sense.

乜貴校咁睇唔起自己學生嘅判斷能力,認為當中嘅穆斯林學生會將伊斯蘭國嘅作惡者當成同自己係一類人?會令到學生當中產生對穆斯林學生嘅歧視同恐懼?

噉,佢哋又點知道伊斯蘭國有幾衰?又點知被極端改造之後嘅宗教其實已經係邪教?

抵达哥廷根 | 三明治·邹思聪专栏
光是抵达,就已是一件奢侈又幸运的事情。

令人愉悦!世界依然這麼大,令人心安

喺呢個自由流動同開放無阻受到疫情影響嘅時候,只要人始終有探索嘅好奇心同追求自由嘅向往,就唔會有乜嘢會真正阻止到我哋嘅腳步

Nytimes: Where the Despairing Log On, and Learn Ways to Die

Switzerland Approves Assisted ‘Suicide Capsule’
Exit International Switzerland has just legalized a new way to die by assisted suicide. The country’s medical review board has authorized the use of the Sarco Suicide Pod, which is a 3-D-printed portable coffin-like capsule with windows that can be transported to a tranquil place for a person’s fina…

揭底鼓勵同散播自殺方法嘅網站,現有嘅法律框架下,呢種網站的確冇辦法取締。我都諗緊,呢種算唔算間接謀殺?cause實驗證實呢種會極大增加被試嘅自殺可能性。辯護嘅人當然可以講,呢個網站都有幫助一啲人選擇繼續活下去,但好明顯大部分都係促使人自殺

第二篇講嘅係安樂死嘅新方式——以往基本上都係使用藥物,呢個係物理過程,通過缺氧而死

過程同樣冇痛,而且可以揀地點(注射藥物好多國家都係要醫師執行)

當然,後邊呢篇post出嚟更多地係由於最後一段附加嘅內容:"If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741." 呢個好重要,但感覺放喺最前邊可能會好啲?or好似New York Times噉前邊有直達link

在他当不了运动员之后:那些被淘汰的乒乓球苗子去哪了
如今回望,他才知道中国顶尖乒乓球球运动员的人生是早就设定好的,要进国家队,要当冠军,一步路都不能走错。

舉國體制去培養,出到成績嘅,當然風光;但出唔到成績or退役之後呢?

事實就係,而家燒嘅大量錢都只係為咗培養金牌得主,除此之外嘅事業都非常少,根本冇可能畀咁多人就業

一個係,我哋係咪真係要抌咁多錢為咗所謂嘅奧運金牌?第二個係,如果仲係要噉搞,噉呢啲人嘅命運點算?唔可以話訓練嗰陣全包但未來就唔理喎,佢哋係人,唔係棋子,諗起拆彈專家入邊嘅台詞「忘恩負義用完即棄」,而家嘅情況有什麼太大嘅區別?

Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe | AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that has existed for nearly 50 years.

Trump留下嘅政治遺產之一,三個大法官。。。前所未有。。

好煩,講係講畀各州自己揸弗,實際上就係鼓勵個別州進一步限制墮胎嘅權利;即係話呢個權利,唔被最高法院認為係天賦嘅、不可侵犯嘅,have a long way to argue.

即使話而家之後針對15周之後,而且數據顯示有90%墮胎者係喺懷孕13周之前墮胎,噉仲有10%?而且以後再限制嘅時候點反對?

Why I Provide Abortions - Boston Review
My patients and I don’t use words like “choice” or “viability.”

"I mean to invoke a more expansive and just notion of autonomy that is synergistic with the goal of bodily autonomy outlined by the Reproductive Justice Movement. This autonomy includes a woman’s control over her body, but it also acknowledges the ways in which her own decisions about her body impact her family and her children."     quite agree,自主性唔只係權利,仲有對應嘅責任,咪以為做決定真係好容易,哪怕當事人覺得係正確的決定

"If a woman decides to proceed with an abortion after twenty-four weeks, she must accept the terms: that she will deliver a baby, and that baby will be dead."

"I don’t mean to say that every woman grieves or suffers as a result of her abortion. Grief and suffering are not the same as difficulty. What I mean by “difficulty” or “tragedy” is that there is a context to her decision. That context might include conflicting or uncertain goals for herself and her future; the pressures of living in a society that values motherhood above almost any other ideal of womanhood; or difficulty accessing a full range of reproductive options, whether that be the option to afford and use contraception, to have a legal abortion, or to raise a child in a safe, sustainable community. (It might also include severe fetal anomalies. But such cases raise a different set of issues—and may even serve as a distraction or intellectual escape—from the difficulty I am talking about here.)"   語境好重要,呢篇文章就係從比較個體嚟講,每個人都有其原因,而且往往佢哋都係受害者

拒绝人脸识别后,“蹭”脸回家的男人
媒体都报道了,他不给你弄,咱有啥办法呢?

總係在佩服嘅同時,諗緊自己會唔會都係噉做,好在呢次嘅答案都係yes

既然我有噉嘅權利,做咗都問心無愧,呢啲係我哋應該享有的;少數服從多數,唔代表就可以完全唔理少數嘅感受。按照噉講,如果一個人被一堆人疜?噉都要少數服從多數嗎?(舉例非常不當,將就下)

爭取自己嘅權益係冇錯嘅,亦都唔需要為此覺得難為情or擔心憂慮,最重要嘅,係繼續去溝通,再去嘗試達到理解。可能結果唔好,just like文中嘅主人公一樣,但,繼續堅持落去,相信有一日,係可以變得更好,嗰陣會感激自己一路以來嘅堅持。至少至少,其他人都開始明白理解甚至支持自己,噉樣,去改變就會變得更加容易

Nytimes|Steven Johnson: Could Covid Lead to Progress?

Surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in rare public advisory
The advisory is to call attention to a “youth mental health crisis” and recommend resources to call on and actions to take.

已然發生嘅事情就冇辦法避開,所以,唯有揾啲積極嘅方面

第一個其實亞洲國家已經學識咗,就係警惕同有比較完善嘅方案去應對流行病嘅爆發——03年嘅沙士。所以可以睇到,東亞嘅好多國家同地區從20年1月得知消息之後就開始限制入境同時刻留意中國大陸嘅情況。如果大家都好似今次嘅非洲一樣,一發現有新變種就公佈同共享消息,就唔至於死咁多人

另外就係促進咗針對其他病毒嘅mRNA疫苗嘅研發(呢次嘅疫苗證明咗mRNA疫苗嘅作用),造福人類,移除更多嘅地方病

只不過我哋呢一代人就會同瘟疫嘅記憶綁喺一齊,呢個都係冇辦法嘅自我保護,呢一代嘅小朋友已經無可避免地受影響,(不過即使感到焦慮or心情唔好,其實都冇乜嘢(it's ok to feel not ok),而且呢個意識大家都開始慢慢接受同理解,就幾好)。但如果,將來我哋可以更好地應對新嘅傳染病,噉下一代,就可以免除這樣的恐懼同焦慮

"I made a halfhearted joke about how we were embarking on the classic father-son ritual of heading out to the mass vaccination site to protect him from the plague. I meant it ironically, but the truth is that for my son’s generation, proms and plagues will be part of the rituals of growing up.
There is a loss of innocence in that, but also a hard-earned realism: the knowledge that rare high-risk events like pandemics are not just theoretically possible but likely, in an increasingly urban and interconnected world of nearly eight billion people." 正是有這樣温馨同時傳承經驗同經歷嘅時刻,我哋才有勇氣一齊面對一切

专访迈克尔·桑德尔:只要努力就能成功的社会,就是公正的吗?
讲《公正》课的桑德尔,这次说了什么?

強調優秀,就幾搞笑。好似人一定要優秀,唔優秀就生存唔到,優秀就可以為所欲為噉

永遠都唔好忽略環境嘅影響,只強調個人努力,所有嘅不公就始終唔會得到解決。突然又諗起我都被tag成「社會達爾文主義」,幾搞笑。嗰陣同對方可以話係唔同頻率喺度嘈——佢講嘅係道德層面嘅嘢,而我講嘅係應對現實環境嘅方案,所以諗返都可以理解點解對方會噉講,只不過我實唔認囉。噉我都冇計㗎,攞一個理想嘅世界嚟講,根本不切實際;如果做得到,而家就根本唔使討論什麼代孕唔代孕嘅問題,全世界公平到只剩低志願代孕;可以做到嘅,就係喺目前嘅環境下如何達成更多的公平同保護。合法化唔等於鼓勵,非法化都唔等於就保護咗(呢兩個觀點都有事實嚟佐證)都係stop了,偏題嚴重。。。

過於強調個體,人與人之間就少咗好多共情同交流嘅空間,刻板印象同歧視就會變多,long way to go,無論如何,都保持樂觀,相信終會達成共識,重新連結

2022世界不平等報告摘要(中文版)

好多內容都係老生常談,所以只講一啲比較得意嘅數據

中層崛起咗,不過美國嘅情況都警告緊:如果唔去調整分配制度,呢種崛起只係短暫嘅,因為高利潤、避税嘅方法仲壟斷喺頂層嗰批人手上。另外,底層嘅力量真係好細,提升得好輕微。呢個都係點解民粹主義會迴光返照——底層嘅人民一直好不滿

欠發達嘅地方,女性收入自然都低。中國嘅情況有受到馬克思主義嘅影響,初時比較追求男女平等,不過諷刺嘅係,近幾十年,女性嘅收入佔比越嚟越細。。逆潮流而下。。

图 15 显示,这些不平等现象不仅仅是富国与穷国的问题。中低收入国家有高排放者,富裕国家也有低排放者。在欧洲,底层 50% 的人口每人每年排放约 5 吨 ;东亚底层 50% 的人口排放约 3 吨,北美底层 50% 的人口排放约 10 吨。这与这些地区前 10% 的人的排放量形成鲜明对比(欧洲为 29 吨,东亚为 39 吨,北美为 73 吨)。这份报告还显示,如果按照最贫穷的一半人口的排放量计算的话,那么富国已经普遍达到(或接近)了他们自己设定的 2030 年气候目标。但是算上上层一半人口之后,排放量就远远超过了环保目标。排放量的巨大不平等表明,气候政策应该更多针对富裕的污染者。到目前为止,碳 税 等 气 候 政 策 往 往 不 成 比 例 地 影 响 到 中 低收入群体,而最富有群体的消费习惯没有改变。
不平等永远是一种政治选择,而不是一种必然 ;学习其他国家或其他时间点实施的政策,对设计更公平的发展道路至关重要。

都唔止係by 5,一生都可以,人嘅大腦係不斷成長

"do it early and often",for me都算睇遲咗

外賣車手罷工後記:在演算法和馬路之中,他們仍然不堪一擊
這次「後工會時代」的工運,車手們得到了多少?「平台經濟下,我們不是在應對一間公司,是應對一個電腦,應對整個系統。」

全世界嘅外賣車手都不斷爭取自己嘅權益,就算後工會時代嘅香港都同樣,更加感動嘅係,呢次嘅發起人係來自巴基斯坦嘅勇士,得到好多人嘅支持同關注。「我說,沒有華人、沒有巴基斯坦人、沒有印度人,也沒有南亞人,我們都是foodpanda的員工!」

「何鴻興覺得,還有一個想法尚待改變:『香港人會覺得自僱就是靠自己,不平等也沒辦法,要硬食,不會想權益。但今次有點不同了,我相信留下的人應該有些想像。不是一炮煙花就完了,要持續地去做。』」其實想堅持落去先係最難嘅,尤其冇咗工會,政府亦都唔care嘅時候,大家要齊心,互相鼓舞,儘管對抗嘅唔只係公司,仲有背後嘅機制同機器,都要相信做得到

正能量密碼:做一名新時代的中國媒體人
煽動民粹,有償新聞,當政府喉舌……系統就是這樣運行。我們勸自己:你若光明,結果就是公司倒閉,全員失業。

以一篇中國媒體嘅運作方式作為結束,幾有意思,雖然好多都已經知道,不過再去深入地瞭解,又有另一種感覺,我諗,好多從業者都覺得,大家都只係無奈地為咗揾食,所以先會考慮僅有嘅小小「底線」。。對佢哋嚟講,可能已經係最後嘅反抗

呢個星期都有睇一篇報道美國當地紙媒嘅倒閉消失,加深咗人民對政府機構、媒體嘅不信任,其實真係好諷刺,好嘅新聞報道要付費先可以睇,而流嘢假消息「正能量文」係免費睇,不過同時又可以賺大錢。。。

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