In the present era of disinformation, The Philippines was considered the patient zero because it came before the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian trolls received extensive global coverage. During Duterte's 2016 presidential campaign, Trump used the same strategy.
Criminalizing student protests? Suppression of academic freedom? We had all these in the Philippines years ago.
Professors and student protestors were "red tagged" as communists. Soldiers confiscated books from libraries they called subversive. Vandalism of libraries.
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Memory is not just data storage; it is deeply tied to the brain's physical structure, emotions, and context. Transferring memory or cognition as if it were software is a sci-fi fantasy, not grounded in current science.
It's International #WomenInScience Day. I can't imagine how researchers in America celebrate this day, since The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes "female" and "women".
I've been arguing for years, since the pandemic that the invasion of the West has already started, and not just through physical war. Misogyny, anti-intellectualism—all hallmarks of Ur-fascism were present. It's too late; Trump and Elon have Kremlin talking points.
What we can do is adapt and prepare for the approaching multipolar world, whatever it is. There will be numerous problems, but we will see new types of progress. There will be a revolution in everything. Goodluck to everyone.
Miguel Nicolelis told me he's planning to have an Institute in Asia :)) we will have a talk for our future projects. I'm excited for 2025 already! support our brain-machine interface projects and conferences in the future! thank u
see u Brazil next year.
#neurotechnology #neuroscience #neuroskyence
