It’s not just NY. It’s cities, governments, and the systems firmly entrenched in the 20th century. It’s painful to watch – these broken systems haven’t been able to yoke themselves to the steam engine Continue Reading…
Posts Categorized: philosophy
That’s *EXACTLY* why Giorgio is on there… there isn’t much to do but revisit the roots, at this point. Unless the author suggest more dubstep bass squishes under *literally* deafening treble scratches & sirens??
So… look to the past. Enjoy the past. Look to our history to protect the future. Huxley had some opinions about that: “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.”
So check some of this out. That’s the point of this review. Dig deep little archivists. It’s time to take a note from another album and move backwards towards your future discovery.
This is water….. Short version: Life is what happens when you are annoyed and think time is being wasted. If you can truly live in those moments without judgement, you are just KILLING it. For real. Continue Reading…
The Economist is asking why people believe in nonsense. Well I will tell you: Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, and others have known it for years: We need to teach critical thought to young people, Continue Reading…
I wrote this around the time it was debunked (since then, a thorough debunking, somewhat rough for Garrett, popped up: http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/11/exceptionally-simple-theory-of.html)Â – “Did Continue Reading…
TL;DR = LOOK AT THE BEAUTY IN LIFE – as suggested by a 109 year old Holocaust Survivor: “I know about the bad things, but I look to the good things.“ Alice Herz-Sommer I was Continue Reading…
This is so fascinating! This is an epic letter…. from Aldous Huxley to George Orwell, just after 1984 was published…. it becomes an interesting conversation about why Huxley thought his portrayal Continue Reading…
Poems on mortality & death Me first: I am afraid of mortality. It keeps me wakeful through many night. It rests heavy on my mind & never perches on eyelids. I truly wish I was Continue Reading…
This is very curious. Everyone is concerned about the notion of “privacy”, *except* when they don’t think it applies. Is it hard for people to understand that transparency & accountability obliterate Continue Reading…
Hi. I am a skeptic. I appreciate thoughtful, rigorous critical thought. Every once inawhile, I fall into the trap of engaging or chatting up these conspiracy theorists, and constantly realize *I* am the Continue Reading…