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Boltzmann Brain: Your brain is far simpler than the rest of the universe (which includes every other brain), so, rather than the universe emerging from the void, it's more feasible that your brain emerged from the void, and everything else is just in your head.
My Peoples, the Time Has...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
Little wonder, then, that you have never been told to “stay awake on a problem.” Instead, you are instructed to “sleep on it.” Interestingly, this phrase, or something close to it, exists in most languages (from the French dormir sur un problem, to the Swahili kulala juu ya tatizo), indicating that the problem-solving benefit of dream sleep is universal, common across the globe.
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
Question: What is the ideal income? Answer: Ten per cent more than you've got.
The Rise of the Meritocracy
Michael Young
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