We live in Philip K. Dick’s future, not George Orwell’s or Aldous Huxley’s. The two basic topics which fascinate me are “What is reality?” and “What constitutes the authentic human […]
Kayfabe
A brilliant answer to the Edge.Org 2011 annual question – What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit? The sophisticated “scientific concept” with the greatest potential to enhance human understanding […]
Hurricane Harvey, Climate Denial, Fake News, and ExxonMobil
For well over twenty years, climate deniers have tried to stymie discussion of extreme weather events and climate change. Why? Because extreme weather kills people, destroys property, trashes things and […]