Can AI Make Something Greater than Itself?

The Ultraintelligent Machine will be Civilization's Last Invention > Contrast > Recursive Self-Improvement in Human Civilization
Humans can't make smarter humans, but we can make cognitive tools to help other humans. Computers do make faster computers without human intervention, but is that the same as an AI making a smarter AI?

 Chess Stress Response

The Chess Stress Response > Additional Support/Evidence > How Chess Taxes the Body
How the stress of playing chess can impact the body.

 Shutting Down Online Comments

Popular Science Shuts Down Comments > Emphasis > A Minority of Users Account for Majority of Online Comments
Online comment systems are hijacked by a minority of passionate individuals who tax the site and color perceptions of article content.

 Computers Allow Teaching Mathematics as Art or Music

Mathematics Should be Taught Like Art > Conclusion > Pianos Make Music Accessible Like Computers Make Math Accessible
Computers allow children to play with mathematics, learning through low-cost failure and experimentation. Similar to how paints and a canvas allow exploring art, or a piano allows exploring music.

 Facebook is the Gamification of Socialization

Facebook is a Game > Conclusion > Social Media Distorts Socialization Through Gamification
Both a distortion of socialization where the game is to be loved.

 Reading is About Worldview, Not Memorization

We Compile What We Read in the Context of When We Read It > Emphasis > It’s Okay to “Forget” What You Read
 

 Social Media, Online Tribalism VS Localism

Participating in Social Media Surrenders One's Attention > Additional Support/Evidence > Be Part of Where You Live
 

 Rationalia VS the Abuse of Science

Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Rationalia > Contrast > Abuse of Science in Politics
 

 Relevance of New Writing/Current Events

The Importance of Old, Well-Written Articles > Comparison > Mainstream News is Irrelevant
 

 Life Fights Entropy

Life is "Enclaves" in a Whirlpool of Chaos > Similarity > Living Things Renew Themselves