PinnedNYX the goddess of the nightI wrote a short essay about the genesis of some of the earliest Greek gods and their relationship to the unknown as represented by Night…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
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The Unicellular WalkerWhat if intelligent cognition is just the execution of the right set of algorithms? Maybe the outwards appearance of intelligence is the…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Cell: A System For Memory StorageWhat if every cell has a system for memory storage? How would that impact our understanding of ‘self?Oct 20, 2022Oct 20, 2022
Do Integers Exist?Is everything, actually, a waveform in some sense? And, if it is, then what do we mean when we count and derive all of mathematics from…Oct 12, 2022Oct 12, 2022
Darwinian natural selection & Implications for Intergenerational Trauma TreatmentThe evidence is mounting that parents and grandparents can pass their responses to lived experience on to their offspring. So maybe it’s…Sep 29, 2022Sep 29, 2022
Cockatoos Raiding People’s Bins In AustraliaCockatoos learning how to steal garbage from each other is a cute story, but shouldn’t we demand more from our media coverage? Even in…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
An Amazing Photograph, Lithium, And ConsciousnessWhat makes us who we are? A complex weaving of neurobiology giving rise to even more complex thoughts and emotions? Or something much more…Sep 7, 2022Sep 7, 2022
