The New Nautilus Issue—Reboot

[[newsletter20_header.png] December 6, 2018 [15534_23676d53987033371f526c5c6eb56150.png] Chapter One: Rethink]( [READ ISSUE]( Dear Nautilus Reader, Behind the scenes, our world is constantly rebooting. Search engines have been known to perform periodic, rolling reboots of their computing nodes. In October, one of Hubble’s gyroscopes was fixed with a running restart. Power stations are practicing “black starts” (without using external power) to practice recovering from hacks. Rebooting is not just frequent, it is structured and varied. Some software can reboot individual components independently, without taking down the whole system. So-called crash-only software handles all failures by restarting. We are engineering this kind of granularity not just into computers, but also ourselves. Stem cell researchers try to reset cells’ age but not their function. Fasting reboots your immune system, but not your circadian rhythm. Psychedelics reboot the brain’s default mode network but not its memories. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Welcome to “Reboot.” Best, Michael Segal Editor in Chief info@nautil.us [14528_b751ea087892ebeca363034301f45c69.png]( [15524_d12e9ce9949f610ac6075ea1edbade93.png]( [The New Tech of Relationships Three stories of our new alliance with technology. By Margaret E. Morris Our relationship to technology and the benefits we reap from it depends on how much we make it our own.](  [15533_5b4e201ba2043c100c2a63f677074aca.png]( [Paid Advertisement Can white avoid a stalemate? White is about to advance a pawn to the last row and promote it. If White picks the wrong promotion, Black can force a draw by stalemate. Which piece should White promote the pawn to?](  [15541_8f646834ef1adefaef52d74d5ea8329d.png]( [Why Robot Brains Need Symbols We’ll need both deep learning and symbol manipulation to build AI. By Gary Marcus Nowadays, the words “artificial intelligence” seem to be on practically everyone’s lips, from Elon Musk to Henry Kissinger.]( [9369_40262352ed6dc77f564704f1d9267ba5.png]( [Retiring Retirement A growing portion of the elderly look and act anything but. By Linda Marsa “You don’t take any medications?” “No.” The doctor stared at me dolefully, then reframed the question.]( [READ ISSUE]( [nwms_fb.png]( [nwms_twt.png]( [nwms_ing.png]( NautilusThink, Inc. 233 Broadway Suite 720New York, NY 10279 [Add us to your address book]( Copyright © 2018 NautilusThink, Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. [unsubscribe from this list](   [update subscription preferences](