Further improvements on counting and saying English numbers.

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Easier counting, Metric system contracted, Quicker counting, Quicker easier pronounciation, Remembering numbers, Shortenting metric and counting

We all want to be smarter and be able to do more things skillfully than we presently do, but there some needless stumbling blocks built right into our language. One of these problems that might be easily resolved is the way we pronounce common numbers. If a number can be pronounced twice as quickly then it would not only take up less time, it would take up less brain space. Also when single digits are clumped together when pronouncing them there is less likelihood of misunderstanding them and misremembering them. A previous post An improved method of counting and pronouncing English numbers covered these ideas and then developed a way of pronouncing numbers. A previous idea explored in The Metric System Contracted for Easy Use used a similar method for the pronunciation of the metric symbols.

pronunciation of the base numerals:

Hoo, Won, Tuu, Thro, Por, Foo, Sik, Sev, Aat, Noo,

0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9

When additional exactness as in 00 is required these would be pronounced: In these first numbers it is literally saying zero tens zero, zero tens one, zero tens two, etc. The term da for Deka

Hoodahoo, HoodiaWon, HodaTuu, HoodaThro, HoodaPor, Ho0daFoo, HoodaSik, HoodaSev, HoodaAat, HoodaNoo,

00, 01, 02, 03 04, ,05 06, 07, 08, 09,

And with their tens added to zero they become pronounced:

Hoodahoo, Wondahoo, Tuudahoo, Throdahoo, Pordahoo, Foodahoo, Sikdahoo, Sevdahoo, Aatdahoo, Noodahoo,

00,  10,  20,  30,  40,  50,  60,  70,  80,  90

Or running through a sequence

Hoodahoo, Wondawon, tuudatuu, throdathro, Pordapor, Foodafoo, Siddasik, Sevdasev, Aatdaaat, Noodanoo

00, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99

And so on with the entire metric numbering system

the pronunciation and even the spelling of the SI terms.

Contracted Metric Chart . . . is for spelling and pronouncing the truncated forms of the SI metric measurement system.

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The Contracted Metric Chart

Scale	Quality	Power	Prefix	Spoken	Mass	Length	Volume
Metric	units			as in	gram	meter	liter
Metric	symbol			↓	g	m	l
Metric	contraction				…ger	…met	…lit
Spoken	as in →				tiger	meet	sunlit
P	Peta	+15	Pa…	pa	Pager	Pamet	Palit
T	Tera	+12	Te…	tee	Teger	Temet	Telit
G	Giga	+9	Gi…	git	Giger	Gimet	Gilit
M	Mega	+6	Ma…	ma	Mager	Mamet	Malit
K	Kila	+3	Ki…	kite	Kiger	Kimet	Kilit
H	Hecta	+2	He…	heel	Heger	Hemet	Helit
Da	Deka	+1	Da…	dam	Dager	Damet	Dalit
					ger	met	lit
d	deci	-1	de…	dead	deger	demet	delit
c	centi	-2	ce…	cent	ceger	cemet	celit
m	milli	-3	mil…	mill	milger	milmet	millit
u	micro	-6	mo…	mote	moger	momet	molit
n	nano	-9	na…	nat	nager	namet	malit
p	pico	-12	pi…	pie	piger	pimet	pilit
f	femto	-15	fe…	fess	feger	femet	felit

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The above chart covers most of the terms in common usage in the Metric System. The contracted pronunciation of the terms is defined by the horizontal row and vertical column in the form of italicized words. The new pronunciation of the four syllable word “kilometer” becomes the two syllable word “Kimet.” The new pronunciation of the old four syllable word “milliliter” becomes the two syllable word “millit.” This shorter pronunciation of the words actually increases not only the speed of communication but also its clarity and accuracy because the tongue doesn’t get twisted up in the unnecessarily long words and the transmission doesn’t get garbled in multiple unnecessary syllables and the mind doesn’t get befuddled trying to disentangle all of the excesses from the real thing which is being communicated and that is a specific numbered size of measure. By making the metrics verbiage smaller and clearer the emphasis is transferred over to the numbers which is what the people are trying to communicate. All of these words were chosen to be easy to say and easy to hear as well as being brief and disambiguated from their possible rivals for meaning. You can easily get started by using the couple of terms that you most frequently use and let the others come along as they become used.

The easier something is to use the more it is used.

An improved method of counting and pronouncing English numbers

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Counting quicker, Increase accuracy of numbers, Remembering more numbers, Remembering numbers

(I will use the term numerals to identify the numbers 0-9.)

I have written before on how to increase the quantity of numerals in a series that could be remembered by making the pronunciation of each of those numerals briefer. The basic idea is, the shorter and easier to pronounce a large multi-digit number is, the easier it is to remember. The less brain space and less time to speak a number the better. My previous system only included the numbers 0 through 9 and then pronounced the larger numbers 10 through 99 as a simple linking of the basic numerals. That works okay, but it lacks the redundancy and uniqueness which helps us remember larger numbers. For example, the number 1957 could be pronounced in that new way as one nie fie sev rather than one nine five seven. The new way is three syllables shorter and therefore the brain would have space for another digit or two. The numerals 5, 7 and 9 are needlessly long to pronounce and any pair of them will take twice as long to say as is necessary to convey the information with the briefer pronunciation.

There is an additional problem with longer lists of numerals because it becomes easy to scramble their sequential order. That is not likely with only four numerals, but with a number a dozen or more numerals long it is a problem. An improvement can be had by clumping the numerals into pairs. Thus the usual pronunciation of one nine two seven becomes nineteen twenty-seven which is less likely to be corrupted by scrambling or inserting an inappropriate numeral. Years are usually pronounced that way but telephone numbers are not and it makes those numbers more difficult to remember.

My old method for contracting pronounced base numerals into unique sounding words:
Hoe, One, Too, Tre, Por, Fie, Sik, Sev, Ate, Nie

But the problem with that pronunciation was that for longer strings of numerals it required inserting the sound for ten into the numbers from 11 to 99, if they were to be stated as pairs and not as single numerals. That requires adding what functions as two sounds where a single sound would serve. That can be resolved but it requires changing the pronunciation of the base numeral word such that an e sound can be added without confusion. The e stands for ten as is usually pronounced in English as tēēn (13 -19) or tē (20 – 99). The problem can be fixed by changing the pronunciation and ideally the spelling too so that the e can be affixed to create the ē sound for numbers 10 – 99, while adding only a single sound. The improved pronunciation of the base numerals:

Hoo, Won, Tuu, Thro, Por, Foo, Sik, Sev, Aat, Noo,

0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9

Thus with their tens added they become pronounced:

Hooē, Wonē, Tuuē, Throē, Porē, Fooē, Sikē, Sevē, Aatē, Nooē,

00,  10,  20,  30,  40,  50,  60,  70,  80,  90

The pronunciation of seventy-seven would be sevēsev.

After learning the counting system as one’s automatic pronunciation of the numbers there might be a twenty percent increase in ability to remember long numbers and when clumping a similar reduction in errors in remembering those long numbers.

The easier a thing is to use the more useful it is.

How to remember phone numbers.

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Easy habits to learn, Remembering numbers, Remembering phone numbers, Simple habits

The usual problem dialing phone numbers.

When younger I remembered phone numbers in a haphazard way, but when I remembered them as a string of single digits, wrote them down as single digits and then dialed them as single digits, into a phone, I sometimes got them mixed up along the way. This happened often enough that I got into the habit, when getting a wrong number, of immediately saying the number I intended to dial . That way the person I did reach could verify if I mis-dialed or had mis-wrote the number onto my note book in the first place. I am embarrassed for sending you to such a simple idea, but that is my new philosophy of the way the internet works and I am trying to conform to our new reality.

An easy way for saying, writing and remembering numbers more accurately.

Life is made easier by simple little habits.

Measuring the unmeasurable: A list of possible unmeasurable subjects

We can possibly go through this long list of subjects that may be considered unmeasurable, at least in a linear way, and find potentially acceptable measurements for some of them. Yesterday’s repost of the supposedly unmeasurable subject, happiness, has been given appropriate measurements in several dimentions.

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Age: Associated with both emotional power and weakness, depending on the context. The wisdom and experience that come with age can be empowering, but the physical and cognitive decline can be emotionally challenging. – Age can be associated with extreme feebleness, age less than one year to the feebleness of sickness, or geratric feebleness associated with those over retirement age sixty-five, with a middle zone in the mid-twenties of physical robustness.

Acknowledgement: Emotional power. Being acknowledged and validated can boost one’s sense of self-worth and confidence.

Accident: Emotional weakness. Accidents can cause feelings of helplessness, vulnerability, and fear.

Ambition: Emotional power. Ambition can drive individuals to pursue their goals and dreams, fueling a sense of purpose and determination.

Avoidance: Emotional weakness. Avoiding problems or difficult situations can lead to feelings of anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem.

Calm: Emotional power. The ability to remain calm in challenging situations can be a source of inner strength and resilience.

Chance: Emotional weakness. Relying on chance or luck can create feelings of uncertainty and lack of control.

Chance good luck: Emotional power. Experiencing good luck can boost confidence and optimism.

Change: Both emotional power and weakness. Change can be exciting and empowering, but it can also be frightening and unsettling.

Compounding power: Emotional power. Understanding the concept of compounding can inspire long-term thinking and a sense of control over one’s future.

Counterproductive: Emotional weakness. Engaging in counterproductive behaviors can lead to feelings of frustration, guilt, and low self-worth.

Crazy: Both emotional power and weakness. Being perceived as “crazy” can be emotionally damaging, but embracing one’s unique qualities can be empowering.

Determined: Emotional power. Determination can fuel perseverance and resilience in the face of challenges.

Deterministic: Both emotional power and weakness. A deterministic outlook can provide a sense of certainty, but it can also lead to feelings of helplessness and lack of control.

Disease healthy: Emotional weakness. Struggling with a disease can be emotionally draining and challenging.

Doubt: Emotional weakness. Doubt can erode self-confidence and lead to feelings of insecurity and indecision.

Dream: Emotional power. Dreams can inspire hope, creativity, and a sense of possibility.

Dumb: Emotional weakness. Being perceived as “dumb” can damage self-esteem and confidence.

Eager: Emotional power. Eagerness can fuel enthusiasm, motivation, and a sense of excitement.

Emotional: Both emotional power and weakness. Emotions can be a source of strength and connection, but they can also be overwhelming and challenging to manage.

Entitled: Emotional weakness. A sense of entitlement can lead to feelings of frustration, anger, and disappointment when expectations are not met.

Expiring information: Emotional weakness. The knowledge that information or opportunities are fleeting can create a sense of urgency and stress.

Facts: Emotional power. Having a strong grasp of facts can provide a sense of certainty and confidence.

Faith: Emotional power. Faith can provide a sense of purpose, comfort, and resilience in the face of challenges.

Fears: Emotional weakness. Fears can be paralyzing and limit one’s ability to take risks and pursue goals.

Future unknown: Both emotional power and weakness. The unknown future can be exciting and full of possibility, but it can also be frightening and uncertain.

Goals: Emotional power. Having clear goals can provide a sense of direction, purpose, and motivation.

Good news: Emotional power. Receiving good news can boost mood, confidence, and optimism.

Grudges: Emotional weakness. Holding grudges can lead to feelings of anger, bitterness, and resentment.

Hallucination: Emotional weakness. Hallucinations can be distressing and cause feelings of confusion, fear, and disconnection from reality.

Hopes: Emotional power. Hope can inspire optimism, resilience, and a sense of possibility.

Innovates: Emotional power. The ability to innovate and create can be a source of pride, confidence, and fulfillment.

Jealousy: Emotional weakness. Jealousy can lead to feelings of insecurity, resentment, and bitterness.

Lazy: Emotional weakness. Being perceived as lazy can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, and low self-worth.

Management: Both emotional power and weakness. Effective management can provide a sense of control and accomplishment, but poor management can lead to stress and frustration.

Moods: Both emotional power and weakness. Positive moods can be energizing and uplifting, while negative moods can be draining and demotivating. – Moods are perhaps scalable and measurable because the term covers such a wide variety of feelings that many can be placed on a liner list.

Motivation feelings: Emotional power. Strong motivation can drive individuals to pursue their goals and overcome challenges. – Motivation has a simple association with power words such as weak motivation, strong motivation, and extremely motivated.

Over-reaction: Emotional weakness. Over-reacting can lead to feelings of regret, embarrassment, and damaged relationships.

Oversighted: Emotional weakness. Being overlooked or ignored can lead to feelings of insignificance and low self-worth.

Passive: Emotional weakness. A passive approach to life can lead to feelings of helplessness and lack of control.

Permanent information: Emotional power. Having access to permanent, reliable information can provide a sense of certainty and confidence.

Poverty: Emotional weakness. Poverty can lead to feelings of stress, anxiety, and low self-worth.

Probability: Both emotional power and weakness. Understanding probability can provide a sense of control and informed decision-making, but it can also highlight the role of chance and uncertainty.

Procrastination: Emotional weakness. Procrastination can lead to feelings of guilt, stress, and low self-esteem.

Productive: Emotional power. Being productive can provide a sense of accomplishment, purpose, and self-worth.

Random: Emotional weakness. Randomness can create a sense of uncertainty and lack of control. –

Reckless: Emotional weakness. Reckless behavior can lead to feelings of regret, guilt, and potential harm to oneself or others.

Relentless: Emotional power. A relentless approach can fuel determination, perseverance, and the ability to overcome obstacles.

Risk: Both emotional power and weakness. Taking risks can be exhilarating and lead to growth and success, but it can also be frightening and lead to potential failure or loss. – Risk can be measured from extremely risk averse to absolutely foolish fearlessness.

Scared: Emotional weakness. Fear can be paralyzing and limit one’s ability to take action and pursue goals.

Security: Emotional power. A sense of security can provide comfort, stability, and the ability to focus on personal growth and well-being.

Setbacks: Emotional weakness. Setbacks can be discouraging and lead to feelings of frustration, disappointment, and self-doubt.

Shortsighted: Emotional weakness. Short-sighted thinking can lead to poor decision-making and feelings of regret and missed opportunities.

Statistics: Emotional power. Understanding statistics can provide a sense of informed decision-making and control.

Stories: Both emotional power and weakness. Stories can inspire, motivate, and provide a sense of connection, but they can also mislead or manipulate emotions. – Stories can run the gamute of everything humans can devise in an unlimited number of directions, and will be difficult to put on to a simple one-dimensional scale. That might be great or daunting.

Stress: Emotional weakness. Stress can be overwhelming and lead to feelings of anxiety, exhaustion, and burnout.

Tribe: Both emotional power and weakness. A strong sense of tribal identity can provide a sense of belonging and support, but it can also lead to in-group bias and exclusion of others.

Tribe certainty: Emotional power. Certainty in one’s tribe can provide a sense of safety, support, and shared purpose.

Triggers: Emotional weakness. Triggers can provoke strong, negative emotional reactions and lead to feelings of distress and lack of control.

Unbreakable: Emotional power. A sense of being unbreakable can provide resilience, confidence, and the ability to overcome challenges.

Unfamiliar: Emotional weakness. Unfamiliarity can lead to feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and lack of confidence.

Unfamiliarity: Emotional weakness. Unfamiliarity can lead to feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and lack of confidence.

Want to behave properly: Both emotional power and weakness. Wanting to behave properly can provide a sense of moral guidance and social acceptance, but it can also lead to feelings of pressure and fear of judgment.

Wealth: Emotional power. Wealth can provide a sense of security, freedom, and the ability to pursue one’s goals and desires. – Wealth can be empowering for those who create it and know how to use it productively, or for those who inherit wealth, it can be debilitating in bringing passive degeneracy.

Why things happen repeatedly: Both emotional power and weakness. Understanding why things happen repeatedly can provide a sense of predictability and control, but it can also highlight the difficulty of breaking cycles and patterns.

Worried: Emotional weakness. Worry can be consuming and lead to feelings of anxiety, stress, and lack of control.

If you are awake, you are worried, even scared.

“The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.^[1] Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor, not a prediction, for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technological advances. That is, the time on the clock is not to be interpreted as actual time. A hypothetical global catastrophe is represented by midnight on the clock, with the Bulletin‘s opinion on how close the world is to one represented by a certain number of minutes or seconds to midnight, which is then assessed in January of each year. The main factors influencing the clock are nuclear warfare, climate change, and artificial intelligence.^[2][3] The Bulletin‘s Science and Security Board monitors new developments in the life sciences and technology that could inflict irrevocable harm to humanity.^[4]

The clock’s original setting in 1947 was 7 minutes to midnight. It has since been set backward 8 times and forward 17 times. The farthest time from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991, and the nearest is 90 seconds, set on January 2023.

The clock was moved to 150 seconds (2 minute, 30 seconds) in 2017, then forward to 2 minutes to midnight in January 2018, and left unchanged in 2019.^[5] In January 2020, it was moved forward to 100 seconds (1 minute, 40 seconds) before midnight.^[6] In January 2023, the Clock was moved forward to 90 seconds (1 minute, 30 seconds) before midnight and remained unchanged in January 2024.^[7][8]“”

Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock pictured at its setting of “90 seconds to midnight”, last changed in January 2023
Frequency	Annually
Inaugurated	June 1947
Most recent	January 23, 2024
Website	thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/

According to the members of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, we live in a more risky period for a Doomsday event than ever before.

“The duck-and-cover campaign remained a standard response to potential nuclear attack throughout the 1950s and into the ’60s.” Looking at the chart, we see that the 1960s were the longest period of relative safety, and they were much safer than now.

Now, we have Russian President Putin shaking his atomic weapons at the world and threatening to use them if he doesn’t get to keep what he has taken from Ukraine. This is unprecedented, as every responsible atomic weapons holder realized the use of them would bring about their own destruction. It was a strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) that prevented their usage and even the direct threat of their usage. However, that has now changed, at least in Putin’s mind and rhetoric.

It appears that the chance of an atomic war has become possible.

Now is our last chance to create Earth Arks and save something that will help humanity recover from this possible, almost likely event.

Helping to create an Earth Ark will bring you happiness

Helping the species of the earth to survive the already devastating global warming that is destroying their habitats is a wonderful thing for you to accomplish. There are vast numbers of species that are known to exist and have been named and studied. There are probably more that haven’t been observed or identified, and relatively few that have been studied. Unfortunately, all species living near the earth’s surface are now at risk of extinction. The current popular efforts to save species cover a minute portion of all species, and those species stored in seed banks and cold storage of DNA samples must be tiny compared to the vast number at risk.

Hopefully, Elon Musk and his friends will support the Earth Ark Project. He will be able to contact many people and create large and small Arks that will be placed locally, and with a portion of each Ark being sent to a local very cold storage facility. Also, it is hoped that Elon will use his boring machines to create a large central storage facility high in the mountains of Antarctica, where the temperature will preserve specimens for thousands of years.

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How many species are there on earth, and what percentage are endangered with extinction?

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The exact number of species on Earth is not known, as new species are continually being discovered and described, while others will become extinct before they are even identified. However, scientists have estimated the already described species to be around 1.7 million.

It’s challenging to provide an exact figure for the percentage of species endangered by extinction due to their constantly changing status and variations in assessment methods. However, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains the Red List of Threatened Species, it is estimated that a significant portion of species are currently at risk of extinction.

As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, approximately 41,415 species out of the assessed species on the IUCN Red List were classified as endangered. However, it’s important to note that this number is a subset of the described species, and many species have yet to be assessed.

To determine the exact percentage of endangered species, you need to compare the number of endangered species to the total number of described species. However, since the number of described species is an estimate and constantly changing, providing an exact percentage at any given time is challenging.

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I am not asking for an exact number of endangered species, but only a ballpark accuracy, say about ten percent accuracy.

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Poe

Based on a rough estimate, it is believed that approximately 10% to 25% of known species are currently at risk of extinction. This estimate considers various factors, such as the number of species assessed for conservation status, the rate of species discovery, and the ongoing threats to biodiversity.

This is a general approximation, and the actual percentage may vary. It’s important to regularly refer to updated scientific assessments and reports from reputable conservation organizations for more precise and up-to-date information on the status of endangered species.

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The Earth Ark Project’s premise is that a major catastrophe, like global warming or an atomic war, will create such havoc that most species will go extinct. Many pockets of humans will survive because we are widespread, and some will be able to store food and supplies in caves and mines for several years needs. Therefore, the only way to revivify the earth is to have secure storage Arks for as many of the now-existing species as possible and bring them back from those storage facilities for as many species as possible.

It is a sad future for those people attempting to save the many beautiful creatures that inhabit our earth because those who survive the apparently inevitable catastrophes will lose all of their life labors. However, those young people who help create Earth Arks will enjoy their creations and the continued existence of what they helped to survive. Those young people who survive 70 years to an expected age of 85 will take great pleasure in having preserved a high percentage of life here on Earth.

You can create a simple Earth Ark right now by getting a glass jar, filling it with local seeds, plant clippings, and pinches of soil, sealing it well, and burying it where it will come to the surface in a few years. Contacting the soon-to-be-formed TEAPX will provide much better storage facilities and help collecting materials.

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Create a list of endangered species, from most endangered with extinction to least

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Certainly! Here’s a list of endangered species, starting from those considered most endangered with extinction to those considered least endangered. Please note that the status of species can change over time, and new information may become available, so it’s always good to refer to the latest data from reputable conservation organizations for the most up-to-date information:

1. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
2. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
3. Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
4. Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
5. Vaquita Porpoise (Phocoena sinus)
6. Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)
7. Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
8. Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
9. South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)
10. Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus)
11. Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
12. Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
13. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
14. Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis)
15. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
16. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
17. Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
18. Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
19. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
20. Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Please note that this is just a tiny sample of endangered species, and many more species face the risk of extinction. Conservation efforts are crucial to protecting these species and their habitats.

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estimated the number of described species to be around 1.7 million.

approximately 10% to 25% of known species are currently at risk of extinction

approximately 41,415 species out of the assessed species on the IUCN Red List were classified as endangered.

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I hope the current efforts to save endangered species are 100% successful, and I fully support them. I hope they support this alternative way to save as many species as possible.

AGI has arrived! It’s time to begin coping.

The video above projects our world 20 years into the future, which is always a risky challenge that gets some things right and others laughably wrong in hindsight.

There is still some quibbling over the definition of AGI, but two-year-old ChatGPT-4 can do most verbal things better than ordinary people and physical robots are now being trained to do real-world jobs. In Tesla auto factories, their humanoid robots will permanently take over some human jobs within months. One feature of robots is that when any one of them learns how to do a task, all of its unlimited number of twin robots can immediately do it too.

What problems must humanity solve immediately?

The primary thing humanity must do and continue doing forever is not destroy itself with an all-out war. That problem took on new relevance for me last month in my post, THE BOMB by Howard Zinn and me. On page 96, Zinn, who participated in napalming the French Atlantic Coast city of Royon, felt eternally guilty.

“And among all participants, high and low, French and Americans, the most powerful motive of all: the habit of obedience, the universal teaching of all cultures, not to get out of line, not even to think about that which one has not been assigned to think about, the negative motive of not having either a reason or will to intercede.”

When I wrote the title of this post, the problems that were uppermost in my mind were Ray Kurzewil’s futuristic projections called The Six Epochs of Evolution. It appears we are now entering Epoch 5: The Merger of Technology and Human Intelligence. Neuralink has just implanted a functioning device into a human brain that gives them the ability to think a thought to create an action. This first experimental patient, who was totally paralyzed, can now do some normal things, like search the internet.

We are also beginning to enter Epoch 6 with a vast number of giant spaceships already in production. With cheap access to space, it becomes possible to send tiny seeds of life-creating information to distant earthlike planets. It will take a long time for them to get to there, and modern humans will never receive acknowledgment of success. The success will be limited to knowing we have given the universe the possibility to begin. Epoch 6 The Universe Wakes Up. Patterns of matter and energy in the universe become saturated with intelligent processes and knowledge.

I don’t know what to think or do, but it is imperative that we make some good decisions soon.

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WordPress informs me that this is the 6,000th Probaway post. One every day since January 1, 2008.

How to cope with getting old.

The technology to reverse aging is already here and being tested in primates like us.

This is Ed Mylett’s show and at the end of the wonderful presentation, Ed Mylett asks David Sinclair if he has a final thought on his mental health. David’s response:

1:27:00 prep 1:28:30 “Mental health is very important to me as well, I have learned to reduce stress. Don’t worry about the little things. Think about what will matter five or ten years. I know you are very good at this. I’ve listened to you as well. I mean I’m grateful to you as well. And the ability to cope with pressure. I was a very nervous kid and in my twenties and my thirties, getting a job at Harvard was pretty scary. In my forties and now in my fifties, I’m a relatively calm guy, and you have to work at it. It doesn’t come naturally. Some breathing; I’m more recently now trying meditation at night. Just for a little bit, just for fifteen minutes or so a day, but I find that I can even get bye with less sleep. I have a helmet and a head set, that helps me. I’m not very good at meditation, because my mind is everywhere. It’s called BrainTap, and I have no connection to them, but I like it. Brain tap has headphones, it has calming music, and it’s shining light in your eyes at frequencies that get you to calm down. So mental health is very important because if you are always overly stressed, a little bit of agitation is good, right? It gets you going, but if you have cortisol coursing through your veins, it will accelerate aging. 1:29:41

The other thing is, I’m working on democratizing another type of test for age, which is your true biological age, which is measuring the chemicals that are on DNA that actually determine biologically how old you are. It starts at conception, and it ticks away, even when you are young and I can basically take a blood test or a cheek swab from you or anybody, and predict how old you are but also when you might die, if you don’t change your life. And, what I want to do is give everybody the equivalent of their credit score and help them improve their credit score. (A big Smile from both of them.) Alright. So, you’ve got this number, and here’s what we think you should do, given everything we know about you. And that way just coach millions of people into a healthy, longer life. And, we do have a signup, that’s my gift, you can get. We are developing a test. It’s going to be a lot cheaper than anything, we’ve just filed a patent that brings the cost down by a couple of orders of magnitude. The website is called TALLYHEALTH.COM. So get on that list, and I’ll contact you, and we will see. TALLYHEALTH.COM, and that’s the latest that’s been out from my lab, but I think that in the same way medicine will help millions of people, five, ten years from now, this will be soon. And that’s the coaching that we do. I love touching people’s lives now and not just saying in five years I’ll get back to you.”

I know what I’m going to be.

The Futurist Mastermind: Yi Shang Liu asked Kurzweil, “How do you predict the future with such accuracy? (22:05/1:09:15)

The Singularity Is Near: Project into the future where computational technology is going, and think about what can be done with that level of computational power where you are and how much will be needed to do some given task. Kurzweil did that when converting printed text into computer text. Then he considered what power it would take to convert spoken language into computer text. That was obviously more demanding of the computer, but he could make an estimate of what would be needed and how long it would take to do the various tasks and work on them.

He then used this method to predict when a computer would be able to do an individual human’s mental tasks and, ultimately, everyone’s. ” Kurzweil spells out the date very clearly: “I set the date for the Singularity—representing a profound and disruptive transformation in human capability—as 2045.””

A 24-year-old adult will only be 45 when that occurs, if it does. At this moment, It would require an inconceivable number of personal adaptations to be comfortable with that amount of change. Perhaps the only hope is to do what Kurzweil did and project yourself a short way into the future, about 1 to 5 years, and preadapt to that expected world.