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Category Archives: philosophy
Now on Amazon Kindle – Beloved Distance
Beloved Distance is now available on Amazon – in Kindle format.
Posted in books, neurobiology, neuroscience, philosophy, publishing, science, writing
Tagged audacity, author, Beloved Distance, blog, book, book cover, Camillo Golgi, cover design, details, font, formatting, line height, nerve, nerves, nervous system, neurobiology, neurology, neuron, neuron doctrine, neuroscience, Nobel Prize, philosophy, publishing, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, writer, writing
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Question: Can Neuroscience Inform Everyday Life? The “Translation Problem” – Neuroskeptic
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
Posted in neurobiology, neuroscience, philosophy, science, symbolism, writing
Tagged #BelovedDistance, applied neuroscience, author, Beloved Distance, book, everyday life, life, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, philosophy, popular science, thoughts, women in philosophy, work, writing
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Of All the Nerve… writing about the “neuro” things we all experience, but few completely understand
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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Tagged audacity, author, Beloved Distance, blog, book, book cover, Camillo Golgi, cover design, details, font, formatting, line height, nerve, nerves, nervous system, neurobiology, neurology, neuron, neuron doctrine, neuroscience, Nobel Prize, philosophy, publishing, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, writer, writing
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All this drama
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
Posted in books, justice, philosophy, politics, writing
Tagged 21st century, biochemistry, current events, dumpster fire, life, neurology, neuron, perception, philosophy, synapse, thinking, thoughts, writing
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Feeling underrepresented? Of course! So, I handle it myself.
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
Posted in books, high tech, philosophy, publishing, technology, writing
Tagged certification, diversity, doctorate, education, high tech, philosophy, qualification, technology, training, women
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Distance? Proximity? What’s even possible?
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
Posted in books, conference, philosophy, women, writing
Tagged biochemistry, distality, distance, neurology, neuron, perception, philosophy, proximity, synapse, thoughts, women in philosophy, writing
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Strange Bedfellows – Foreword to the 2nd Edition
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
Posted in art, books, dream, fiction, mythology, philosophy, publishing, symbolism, writing
Tagged art, artwork, black-and-white, books, change, choice, dream, dreaming, fiction, graphic, mythology, novel, publishing, Strange Bedfellows, symbolism, vision, writing
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Change for Good – Beyond the four-year altar-call
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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Tagged banks, book, candidate, change, choice, dream, election, politics, sustainability, values
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