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emhacon Ask HN: What are the best books you've read that few others have?

http://www.erasmatazz.com/library/the-mind/history-of-thinki...

History of thinking is the book which Sapiens / Homo Deus would like to be. I think it is one of the best complete arguments on the nature of our relationship to computers.

emhacon Ask HN: How far should parents control their children?

From what I know, if you want to rise a responsible and 'good' human being you should allow it to be good and responsible in the first place. It means not controlling. Controlling someone is taking over someones responsibilities. Controlling someone is making him (not, ir)responsible.

emhacon Ask HN: What would you like to see included in a 21st Century Bill of Rights?

The right for the energy (food, fuel), insulation (clothes, room) and information (internet) necessary to live long and prosper.

emhacon Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research?

Cheap Virtual Reality behavioral therapy. There is research that show great promise in VR phobia therapy. VR seems to be quite a potent medium for modifying habitual patterns and emotional reactions. And soon it will be a popular hardware. It would be quite interesting to research the possibility of delivering working (open source? / mental health as an app?) behavioral therapy solutions for home VR ecosystems. There is a possibility of a great improvement of therapy costs and the quality of life.