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Arlin

When will physical video games go away?

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The writing has been on the wall since 2020, when Microsoft and Sony introduced their (at the time) next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles with versions that didn’t have a place to put your discs. Ultimately, they were responding to the emerging trend of people buying fewer physical games for consoles. Can you even remember the last time you bought a physical game for PC?

https://www.theverge.com/games/638535/physical-digital-video-games-nintendo-xbox-ps5-disc-cart

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The Verge · When will physical video games go away?By Jay Peters
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Philo Sophies

#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: “A #naturalistic #view on #consciousness”

The #philosophical #concept of supposed #naturalistic #monism is currently the basis of most approaches to elucidating the phenomenon of #consciousness in the research field of #cognitive #neuroscience, which attempt to #reduce #mental states to #physical #states.

More at: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

or: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

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Philo Sophies

#Zoomposium with Prof. Dr. #Arieh #Ben-#Naim: “Demystifying #Entropy”

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In another installment of our “Zoomposium series” on the topic of #physics and its #limits, my colleague Axel Stöcker from the “Blog der großen Fragen” and I had the opportunity to interview the renowned Israeli physical chemist Prof. Dr. Arieh Ben-Naim on the exciting topic of “Demystifying Entropy”.

Arieh, who was born on July 11, 1934, held a chair in #Physical #Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for over 40 years, with his main field of research being the theory of the #structure of #water, aqueous solutions and hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions. He was mainly concerned with theoretical and experimental aspects of the general theory of #liquids and #solutions. In recent years, he has advocated the use of #information theory to better understand and advance #statistical #mechanics and #thermodynamics.

In this context, he has also worked intensively on the question of the nature and underlying principle of the phenomenon of #entropy, which he has published in numerous often cited but also controversially discussed popular science books.

The basic tenor of all his publications and lectures is that we need a new basic understanding of the phenomenon of entropy. In Arieh's view, entropy, which originally stems from the laws of #thermodynamics and in particular the 2nd law, has been misused and incorrectly transferred as a #concept to other areas of #physics, #biology and everyday #life.

In this respect, it was finally time (bon mot) to ask the author himself about his ground-breaking theses, which cast a different light on the #phenomenon of entropy or perhaps better said, bring entropy back to its place of origin.

The interview we conducted with him is in English.

Find out more at: philosophies.de/index.php/2024

or: youtu.be/Km88EreH4A8

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SydneyJim

The routine practice of #Naturism serves as an ongoing #MentalWellness strategy, reinforcing positive attitudes toward the #body & #mind. By normalising the human #body in all its forms, #Naturism challenges toxic beauty ideals that often fuel #body dissatisfaction. Rather than striving for an unrealistic standard, #naturists learn to appreciate their #natural form, recognising that #physical appearance is not a measure of worth. (16/37)

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