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← Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan.

8 connected korrents · 5 moments on record from 4 Sept 2025 to 17 Aug 2026.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan. Emotions exist because a chargingbear demands a response moreflexible than a reflex and fasterthan a plan. RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: Functionally defined emotions can be attributed to animals and, to some extent, to AI systems, without any claim about what either of them feels. — tap to centre the map on it Functionally defined emotionscan be attributed to animalsand, to some extent, to AIsystems, without any claim… RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: An emotion is a fan-in, fan-out architecture: many different signals converge on one central state, out of which many different behaviours can follow. — tap to centre the map on it An emotion is a fan-in,fan-out architecture: manydifferent signals converge onone central state, out of… RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs amountain of evidence, becausemost emotions cannot be arguedwith. DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 Same subject: Cold exposure trains autonomic regulation that generalises, so that an everyday provocation stops producing an anger response at all. — tap to centre the map on it Cold exposure trains autonomicregulation that generalises,so that an everydayprovocation stops producing an… RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: You do not need a word for an emotion in order to regulate it: a concept you cannot put into language still gives you purchase on it. — tap to centre the map on it You do not need a word for anemotion in order to regulateit: a concept you cannot putinto language still gives you… RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. — tap to centre the map on it Being big pays off every dayand is punished inextinctions, which is why bodysize keeps getting reset… DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 Same subject: To reward the instinct that a new idea is worth having, training would have to score the smallness of the concepts a solution needs, not just whether it solved the problem. — tap to centre the map on it To reward the instinct that anew idea is worth having,training would have to scorethe smallness of the concepts… GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 Same subject: Empathy, body language and tone of voice are learnable skills, and expecting the world to adapt to how you are wired is not going to work. — tap to centre the map on it Empathy, body language andtone of voice are learnableskills, and expecting theworld to adapt to how you are… KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01
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At the centre Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan. Holds RARalph Adolphs Read this korrent →