Iqra 015

On brain-implants, Proof of Reserves, human exceptionalism, Telegram and more

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• Samuel Hammond on Deflationary Liberalism

• Anna Gotlib on Main Character Syndrome

• Carl Heneghan on the mounting costs of socialised medicine with the NHS

• Asimov Press continue their excellent work on biotech with a sweeping review of the latest in reproductive technologies in Making Eggs Without Ovaries

• A competent review of Western Catholic political theology in the 20th century by Ash Milton

• A basic primer into navigating privacy that is still useful in 2024

• Lujan on piecemeal abolition of the Nation State Via Non-Kinetic Warfare

• Why Proof of Reserves is a critical piece of infrastructure for any custodial services built on top of Bitcoin

• Revealing interview with Donato Loia on his new work 1095 Short Sentences

• Nature provides a comprehensive review on the state of brain-implant clinical trials

• A predictable end to the Elon Musk and RW psy-slop around Telegram as being “encrypted” (use Session, SimpleX or Signal)

• Belton’s essay on Scheler’s work on human exceptionalism in a technocratic age

• Worthwhile to go through the UN Global Digital Compact as a precursor for Cybernetic State formation

• A pathophysiological conceptualisation of COVID as a “cognitive strike”

• Brett Scott on how how illusory races towards high scores lead us to corporate domination