Lust for an imagined past
News, but somehow unsurprising news. Lust for an imagined past engenders nostalgia, as strong as it would be if that past existed. Science now tells… Read More »Lust for an imagined past
New Age
Conscious electrons in my wine
Is wine conscious? is everything? They call it panpsychism, and it has been around for thousands of years in philosophy, and not quite so long… Read More »Conscious electrons in my wine
The Wizard of Oz in our genes
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the original, classic Wizard of Oz movie end to end. I know I’ve seen most of it, in bits… Read More »The Wizard of Oz in our genes
Akhenaten’s new keyboard
Body tattoos that are not just decorative. When we heard about Google’s “SkinMarks” project, we immediately thought of a certain Egyptian ruler. It’s fascinating. Naturally… Read More »Akhenaten’s new keyboard
The remembering tree root and branch
The Derek Bok Center at Harvard says memory is a dual process. Or rather, it works via an interchange between regions. (That’s my term, not… Read More »The remembering tree root and branch
The mystery of Thomas Couture
No news to any reader — social distancing is taking its toll… This past week I broke my own sanity rule and read political content… Read More »The mystery of Thomas Couture
Aboriginal Dreamtime and Erwin Schrödinger
Aboriginal Dreamtime for Erwin Schrödinger is not a phrase that we see indexed. But, perhaps it is time. Sometimes described as the “founders” of humanity,… Read More »Aboriginal Dreamtime and Erwin Schrödinger
Paranormal entities on the payroll
Around here, ghosts (spirit entities, call them what you will) should be receiving a paycheck because surely they work hard. Paranormal entities on the payroll,… Read More »Paranormal entities on the payroll
serious about ghost-hunting?
So, are you serious about ghost-hunting? Ok, for many of us that is a silly question. But if you are… I dunno, this seems to… Read More »serious about ghost-hunting?