Observations on the world and its inhabitants
Who has not had a bad night’s sleep? Sometimes it is a single restless night. Sometimes sleep is repeatedly broken, shortened or delayed. The next day can feel very different: concentration slips, memory is less reliable, patience shortens and even simple decisions seem to require more effort. That familiar experience raises larger questions. Humans devote ...
It is a reasonable assumption that people who have been through university should not make basic errors of thinking. They have been selected for ability, trained in a subject, and surrounded for years by argument, evidence, and criticism. History does not support the assumption. This article follows from Critical Thinking 2.0, in 2023. Educated people ...
This follows from a recent post on the limitations of AI models. In this article – based on a real situation – the AI seems to confess, express remorse and self-awareness. But is it that. The confession sounds good but how is it that an AI model can do that? What follows is the confession ...
From Lunar Headlines to the “Wetware” Crisis It began with a simple question, one that many of us have been asking as we approach the new year of 2026: Is NASA actually going back to the Moon? The surface-level answer is a resounding yes. As of today, New Year’s Eve 2025, the Artemis II rocket ...
The history of world-class achievement is haunted by one harrowing question: Is genius inextricably tied to suffering? Across music, literature, and the unforgiving arenas of law, a devastating pattern emerges. Brilliant people possess extraordinary emotional depth and mental capacity. These gifts are frequently rooted in profound personal trauma. This trauma fuels an overwhelming need for ...
This bias is quite common. Have you ever been in a conversation where you make a thoughtful point, only to have the other person latch onto a single word or phrase and totally miss your intended meaning? This common phenomenon is known as focalism bias, and it can lead to frustrating misunderstandings and derailed discussions. ...
Some will be going, “What’s this? What’s he on about this time?!” Tough – this is not a 30 second read for those in a majority, whose minds have been addled by the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. Dog to bathe? Clothes to put in the washing machine? You go there and stay ...
I’ve written before on The Matrix in 2021. Of late, I am revisiting many clips from YouTube. I think this is probably related to the unreal state of affairs in health and social services that I see everyday. So I decided to consolidate some ideas about the movies – originally it came out in 1999. ...
It is a simple question but not an easy one to answer. What is mind? Think about it – you’re using your mind to read this. Some would argue that they’re using their brain. Okay – I dare you to switch off the mind. Some argue that it is the brain that thinks. To avoid ...
[ez-toc]I often go back and view materials (text and video) on Jiddu JK (JK). See my other post from 2020 – JK the reluctant messiah where unfortunately YouTube has pulled most of the videos. This post is something of a review and update. Just to be clear, I do not see JK as my spiritual ...
This follows up on my post on manipulation. In case some don’t know, an infographic is not meant to provide hard evidence. It shows the flow – the process. Who said that that below is right? No one!
Yes – and you (meaning most people) are unaware that their minds have been hacked. As always – I start with describing what I mean by certain keywords. Hacked and hacking The concept is of course borrowed from the world of computing, where devious infiltrations of computerised systems cause chaos. These are usually ‘viruses’ of ...
As I continue my sojourn through life, I discover so much that I did not know or appreciate. There are not enough hours in my day. I’ve cut back on sleep as much as I can. It would be funny if it wasn’t so serious, that human stupidity accounts for so many serious disasters, yet ...
Chess is not most people’s cup o’ tea: it is simply too hard because it requires deep thought and lots of energy. So do I give a flying flamingo if nobody reads this? I do NOT! This means war! On 5th September 2022 Magnus Carlsen suddenly quite from a tournament when he was up against ...
Again this exploration is motivated by what I see on social media platforms. I often read or hear, “The fact is… (blah blah)..”. But what does that mean? What does fact mean? What do people mean when they refer to ‘fact‘? Of course I’ve not been able to directly quiz those who assert their ‘facts‘. ...
Penrose and Peterson met for an amazing exploration of the human mind in relation to physics. Obviously, most people will bawl, “I’m not a physicist nor a psychologist! It is too airy fairy! I’ve got dogs to feed. Sorry.” Did I say that everybody must take 1 hr and 40 min out of their day ...
Some say the ‘human mind’ is a wonderful thing. I’m not so sure about that. Lots of wonderful things have not so wonderful things about them. Those who look only at the brighter side of things will be more certain than me. I look at both sides and I consider human nature. I’ll avoid a debate ...
Oh well, here we go again. Another social media conversation ending with me being called arrogant. The outline is below. So it made me wonder again what is the definition of ‘arrogant’ – and by extension condescending. There’s a wide open information superhighway where anyone can find the dictionary meaning. Google is your friend. Ahhh.. ...
It’s not for everybody!! And this is not a book review. Do your own reading. Or avoid it!
Errrh.. most of us know that we’re made of atoms and molecules and stuff. If I was to say “That’s nonsense!” as I did many moons ago, I’d be shouted down and called arrogant etc. That happened. It is still happening. Well, I’ve had to wait 40 years to be correct! Oh yes. When I ...
What a bold assertion – ‘Reading is dead’? I’ll explain what I mean as I go on. Experiences in the last few years have led me to conclude that people actually: I’m not talking about novels. I’m talking about stuff that makes a real difference to personal and professional development. Oh sure, nobody has a ...
Some have never heard of NXIVM. Obviously they were too busy on the likes of Facebook and Instagram or whatever is more popular these days. For those not stuck on LameFlix or don’t have a dog to bathe immediately, pick up the background by a quick read of this. I mean quick because videos are ...
This is gonna be a shorter one. Yep it is about that mug in the photo below. So a few days ago I bought this mug, I think it was from Home Bargains for £1.59. I didn’t want anything expensive because it was for use at work. After a couple days of use, I looked ...
This is not an academic exploration of what manipulation means. Read that again. You don’t get a ‘balanced perspective’. You get unbalanced originality. If you don’t like that bugger off now! The trouble with words is that people want perfect definitions. The reality is that, it is rare for words like manipulation to have a ...
The word ‘future’ has important meaning to human beings. I’m not about to do a thesis on what the word ‘future’ means. Look up for estimated reading time, if you have a dog to bathe. And I’m not interested in whether any particular reader has a dog or not! Definition A popular definition is to ...
For many years I’ve been referring to the power of the herd instinct. Nobody believes me of course – because I am a NOBODY! That’s fine cuz I don’t need people (the herd) to validate what I might say or think. History proves me right. In essence when people take a position or attitude about ...
Some will have heard of Schrödinger’s Cat and some will not have heard of it. Those who have not heard of it may reach for Google or YouTube – but they may be too dim to understand any of that. Oooo.. how condescending! You can’t speak reality these days on social media without infantilising, insulting, ...
Oh well, as I do on a Sunday morning (2021-01-31) I read many of the broadsheets and some tabloids. There’s so much going on the world these days, it is very difficult to decide what to focus on. You could spend your life reading everything on COVID-19 (Cornavirus or SARS-Cov-2). But I came across an ...
The pandemic period has assaulted me with stupidity – left, right, centre, top and down. It has been a very painful period. Some will say, “Well, you didn’t have to take in all that stupidity. You could have just looked elsewhere.” Before I get into that get into the interview with Piers Corbyn’s below. If ...
The following is my response to an article in the FT on 2020-12-26. Tough if you don’t have access. I felt compelled to respond, but I’m not sure why – as it is none of my business to educate the masses of mainly stupid people! So I’ve been wondering, “Why do I bother?”. I’ll think ...
Captain Walker
Captain Walker
