Use, value, and science: the spirit of our time
Whether use and value is the only force at work in our lives.
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03, 2018
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02, 2018
Investing the mind with feelings (John Banville, The Guardian)
Our feelings shape our thoughts of the world and our selves.
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02, 2018
Reading, knowledge, dreams, and nature: Valentine’s verses on the season
When birds call forth the turning of the seasons.
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02, 2018
Geometry and self-understanding
Geometry can help us realize our true measure.
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01, 2018
Science and the superficial life
Can science promote, or impede, the understanding of our higher purpose?
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01, 2018
Healthcare, healing, and Heidegger (Casey Rentmeester, Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy)
Philosophy can guide us to better healthcare.
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01, 2018
The beauty of nature observed in its unfolding.
Beauty in nature is there to be seen, if we have eyes for it.
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12, 2017
Meditation on the brain (Matthieu Ricard and Wolf Singer, Atlantic)
How meditation alters the way the brain functions.
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12, 2017
The poet and civilization: why does a poet write, and why does it matter?
Poets write not merely for themselves but more importantly for the world and civilization in which they live.
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12, 2017
AI and the uncertainty principle (Dave Gershgorn, Quartz)
AI's sure-footed decisions belie the uncertainty embedded in its programming.