“My principles are universalist. I am pro–human rights.”
Author: rickrosnerorg
Ask A Genius 1630: Black Hole Information Paradox, White Holes, and Trump’s Tariff Clock
“A black hole permits entry but not exit. A white hole is the time-reverse solution—matter and radiation can exit but not enter.” — Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Ask A Genius 1629: Are Smartphones, AI, and Longevity Science Triggering the Next Human Transformation?
“From an evolutionary perspective, what appears wasteful at the individual level may be functional at the population level.” — Jacobsen
Ask A Genius 1628: Rick Rosner Restores a Jesus Mosaic with Gold-Glass Halo Rays, Then Dissects HBO’s Industry
“I’m doing what looks aesthetically good. It’s already a bit much.”
Ask A Genius 1627: Quantum Computing on the Moon: Polar Craters, Radiation Shielding, and the Limits of Space-Tech Optimism
Rick Rosner: “Optimism drives innovation. Unrealistic optimism ignores thermodynamics, economics, and biology.”
Ask A Genius 1626: U.S. Employment 2025–2026: Benchmark Revisions, Near-Zero Payroll Growth, and AI’s Labour Shock
Rick Rosner: “The trajectory is empirical, not mystical, and it deserves careful measurement rather than panic or denial.”
Ask A Genius 1625: AI Freak-Out Cycles and Human Limits
Rosner: “Possibly both. It can produce real benefits while also generating unintended consequences and structural disruption.”
Ask A Genius 1624: Terrier Stubbornness, Wombat Cube Poop, and Why Animals Excrete Differently
Quote Excerpt: “Wombats make cube-shaped poops. They use them for communication—marking territory and attracting mates—and the cube shape helps the droppings stack and stay put on surfaces like rocks or logs instead of rolling away.”
Ask A Genius 1623: Pornocracy, Testosterone Decline, and Relationship Maintenance in a Tech-Saturated Culture
“Marriage is a partnership in which you work together to benefit from being with another person.”
Ask A Genius 1622: Welcome to the Trump Show, Institutional Erosion, and the Overton Window
“The Overton window defines the range of ideas considered acceptable in public debate… Political actors on the far right actively work to shift that window.”
Rick Rosner 