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2011 14:46:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Research Idea: TMS Sonar</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2011/08/research-idea-tms-sonar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2011/08/research-idea-tms-sonar/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:45:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: Nethack</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2011/08/quote-nethack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2011/08/quote-nethack/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:55:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tylenol helps with emotional pain, too</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2011/08/tip-tylenol-helps-with-emotional-pain-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2011/08/tip-tylenol-helps-with-emotional-pain-too/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:49:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the week: on distractions</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2011/07/quote-of-the-week-on-distractions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2011/07/quote-of-the-week-on-distractions/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pain/pleasure metaphysics: a request</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2011/05/painpleasure-metaphysics-a-request/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2011/05/painpleasure-metaphysics-a-request/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: the most important idea in neuroscience?</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2010/11/quote-the-most-important-idea-in-neuroscience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2010/11/quote-the-most-important-idea-in-neuroscience/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cognitive enhancement and a new social contract</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2010/11/cognitive-enhancement-and-a-new-social-contract/</link><guid 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isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/08/quote-china-on-china/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On writing, and the beauty of archive.org</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/07/on-writing-and-the-beauty-of-archive-org/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/07/on-writing-and-the-beauty-of-archive-org/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: on the economic situation</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/07/quote-on-the-economic-situation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/07/quote-on-the-economic-situation/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Our broken grant system</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/06/our-broken-grant-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/06/our-broken-grant-system/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Now leaving Era of the Mystery. All aboard for Era of the Tool.</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/06/now-leaving-era-of-the-mystery-all-aboard-for-era-of-the-tool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/06/now-leaving-era-of-the-mystery-all-aboard-for-era-of-the-tool/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brainstorm: Logarithmic Evolution Distance</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/06/brainstorm-logarithmic-evolution-distance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/06/brainstorm-logarithmic-evolution-distance/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brainstorm: An alternative to the tree of life</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/05/brainstorm-an-alternative-to-the-tree-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/05/brainstorm-an-alternative-to-the-tree-of-life/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How processed foods, pesticides, and pollution are bad for us (aka, the &quot;twinkies are like smallpox blankets&quot; hypothesis)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2009/05/how-processed-foods-pesticides-and-pollution-are-bad-for-us-aka-the-twinkies-are-like-smallpox-blankets-hypothesis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2009/05/how-processed-foods-pesticides-and-pollution-are-bad-for-us-aka-the-twinkies-are-like-smallpox-blankets-hypothesis/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Our National Debt: 1/200th of everything in the world</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/06/our-national-debt-1200th-of-everything-in-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/06/our-national-debt-1200th-of-everything-in-the-world/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: 13.7 hours of education</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/06/quote-13-7-hours-of-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/06/quote-13-7-hours-of-education/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcipt of Lessig&apos;s Change Congress Announcement</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/05/transcipt-of-lessigs-change-congress-announcement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/05/transcipt-of-lessigs-change-congress-announcement/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: FSJ on Google</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/05/quote-fsj-on-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/05/quote-fsj-on-google/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Suggested Model for Dark Energy</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/05/a-suggested-model-for-dark-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/05/a-suggested-model-for-dark-energy/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: Blog comments</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/04/quote-blog-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/04/quote-blog-comments/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>John Wheeler</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/04/john-wheeler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/04/john-wheeler/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The dark and murky effects of HFCS</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/04/the-dark-and-murky-effects-of-hfcs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/04/the-dark-and-murky-effects-of-hfcs/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New York: 2108</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/04/new-york-2108/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/04/new-york-2108/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transhumanism essay: part two</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/04/transhumanism-essay-part-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/04/transhumanism-essay-part-two/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Change Congress Movement</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/03/the-change-congress-movement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/03/the-change-congress-movement/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On Wikipedia&apos;s Immune System</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/03/on-wikipedias-immune-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/03/on-wikipedias-immune-system/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transhumanism essay: part one</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/03/transhumanism-essay-part-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/03/transhumanism-essay-part-one/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two links that blow my mind</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/02/two-links-that-blow-my-mind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/02/two-links-that-blow-my-mind/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote: On First Versions</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/02/quote-on-first-versions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/02/quote-on-first-versions/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cognitive Enhancement, The Book</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/01/cognitive-enhancement-the-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/01/cognitive-enhancement-the-book/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Open Source Government</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/11/open-source-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/11/open-source-government/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>America&apos;s New Constitution</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/10/americas-new-constitution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/10/americas-new-constitution/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citizendium: Choosing a Free Content License</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/09/citizendium-choosing-a-free-content-license/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/09/citizendium-choosing-a-free-content-license/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Update</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/08/update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/08/update/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: July 22</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-22/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Research (3/5: Dark Energy)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-35-dark-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-35-dark-energy/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: July 15</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-15/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Research (2/5: Anthropic Principle)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-25-anthropic-principle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-25-anthropic-principle/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mahalo, Part III</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/mahalo-part-iii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/mahalo-part-iii/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mahalo, Part II</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/mahalo-part-ii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/mahalo-part-ii/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: July 8</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-8/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Research (1/5: Gut Flora)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-15-gut-flora/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-15-gut-flora/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: July 1</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/quote-of-the-week-july-1/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: June 24 (updated)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-24-updated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-24-updated/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: June 17</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-17/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-17/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: June 10</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-10/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Treat</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/06/a-treat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/06/a-treat/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: June 3</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/06/quote-of-the-week-june-3/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mahalo</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/05/mahalo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/05/mahalo/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: May 27</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/05/quote-of-the-week-may-27/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/05/quote-of-the-week-may-27/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: May 13</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/05/quote-of-the-week-may-13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/05/quote-of-the-week-may-13/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: May 6</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/05/quote-of-the-week-may-6/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/05/quote-of-the-week-may-6/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Modest Proposal (Political Ads)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/05/a-modest-proposal-political-ads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/05/a-modest-proposal-political-ads/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Modern Dragons, Now With 20% More Umlauts</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/05/modern-dragons-now-with-20-more-umlauts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/05/modern-dragons-now-with-20-more-umlauts/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: April 29</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-29/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-29/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: April 22</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-22/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: April 15</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-15/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: April 8</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-8/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: April 1</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/04/quote-of-the-week-april-1/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: March 25</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/03/quote-of-the-week-march-25/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/03/quote-of-the-week-march-25/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: March 18</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/03/quote-of-the-week-march-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/03/quote-of-the-week-march-18/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quote of the Week: March 11</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/03/quote-of-the-week-march-11/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/03/quote-of-the-week-march-11/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiatus</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/03/hiatus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/03/hiatus/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citizendium</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/10/citizendium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/10/citizendium/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Reasons Why</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/09/10-reasons-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/09/10-reasons-why/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 02:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On Technology, the Future, and Material Wealth</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/08/on-technology-the-future-and-material-wealth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/08/on-technology-the-future-and-material-wealth/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Friendly Foxes</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/08/friendly-foxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/08/friendly-foxes/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Germs and Brains</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/07/germs-and-brains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/07/germs-and-brains/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Yahoo Answers: Stephen Hawking</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/07/yahoo-answers-stephen-hawking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/07/yahoo-answers-stephen-hawking/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Neurogenesis</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/06/neurogenesis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/06/neurogenesis/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thursday Quickies</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/05/thursday-quickies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/05/thursday-quickies/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 02:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: &quot;The Singularity is Near&quot;</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/04/review-the-singularity-is-near/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/04/review-the-singularity-is-near/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nature&apos;s Bold Study</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/04/natures-bold-study/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2006/04/natures-bold-study/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>