Category Archives: philosophy

Now on Amazon Kindle – Beloved Distance

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

Beloved Distance is now available on Amazon – in Kindle format. Advertisements

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Question: Can Neuroscience Inform Everyday Life? The “Translation Problem” – Neuroskeptic

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

A new paper asks why neuroscience hasn’t had more “impact on our daily lives.” The article, Neuroscience and everyday life: facing the translation problem, comes from Dutch researchers Jolien C. Francken and Marc Slors. It’s a thought-provoking piece, but it … Continue reading →

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Of All the Nerve… writing about the “neuro” things we all experience, but few completely understand

Posted on September 4, 2017 by

Of all the nerve, I — a non-scientist, a non-neurologist, a non-medical person — am writing a book about the nervous system. To make matters worse (in case you’re not sure, I am being facetious), I’m taking the liberty of … Continue reading →

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All this drama

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

So, the 21st century dumpster fire continues. All I have to do is go over to Google News to find out what else we’re doing to ourselves, these days. And I say “what we’re doing to ourselves” – not “what … Continue reading →

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Feeling underrepresented? Of course! So, I handle it myself.

Posted on February 7, 2017 by

According to a new paper Degrees of Difference: Gender Segregation of U.S. Doctorates by Field and Program Prestige published February 6, 2017, women not only earn fewer doctorates in fields that are traditionally separated by gender (golly gee, “Math is … Continue reading →

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Distance? Proximity? What’s even possible?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

Interesting things always happen, when I invest quality time in exploring the Web. I find all sorts of fascinating material to ponder. And Twitter has been a real boon, in that regard. My thought process would not be the same … Continue reading →

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When you get down to it… Where do we find our answers?

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

The last two dreams I posted have had a lot of significance for me. “Digging Deep” is very much about digging into the unseen regions of our lives — our psyches, our pasts, our histories… the things and experiences and … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows – Foreword to the 2nd Edition

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

It’s now been over 20 years, since I had this dream in the upstairs loft of a pink house built not so far from my ancestral home. The story at first alarmed me with its scope and detail – who … Continue reading →

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Change for Good – Beyond the four-year altar-call

Posted on April 13, 2016 by

Every four years, we’re treated to talk about change during the presidential elections. Everybody makes the case about why change is either needed, or not. And everybody has plenty to say about the new policies everyone else is proposing. Who doesn’t want … Continue reading →

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