Unreasonable Fear
Want to know my secret fear…or at least intense dislike? Read on to find out, although you’ve already got a clue…
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Satire and Safety
Was condemnation of Trump’s blue suit at the Pope’s funeral fair? And how does this link to concerns about my writing a song about a prominent societal figure?
Heartbeats
Our minds influence our hearts and our hearts influence our minds. Music can make our heartbeats synchronise with the people around us. Everything is connected…
Planting Time
Autumn is right time to extend pa harakeke’s plantings – “Why are you doing this?” a visiting cycle tourist asked. “As reciprocity for being part of the biosphere,” could be my answer.
AI 2027 – dawn of the AI overlords?
According to the authors of ‘AI 2027’, by 2030 AI will either have eliminated humans or helped us reach the stars. Science fiction? Prophesy? What should we believe?
Enumeration
I’m on top of Mt Alta. Do I need to know how many minutes it took me to get there? Or how high I have climbed? Has technology addicted us to counting things that don’t matter?
Prepping for Mongolia
We’re getting ready for a bikepacking trip in Mongolia. How might this be this similar to preparing for a doomsday event?
Costume
My dress sense was tested this week by Nature’s Symphony. When you dress in a style different from your norm, are you in costume? How important is dressing to fit in with the group?
Eliciting Emotion
Eliciting emotion – the best way to influence behaviour. Science isn’t good at using emotion to influence, time for fiction to step in and creative the narratives we need…