AI and social cohesion
As we hand more person-person tasks off to AI in the name of efficiency, what will the resultant trajectories be for human societies? What weight of human interactions are essential to maintaining social bonds?
Tag: travel
Waterloo & Haiku
Is Greenland a route to Trump’s Waterloo? Let’s hope it invokes sufficient masses to unite against him. And, as a diversion from Trump, here’s some haiku inspired by snowy Japan.
Lawyers & Bears
What do lawyers and bears have in common? I’m not sure, but given the choice, I’ll pick the bear.
All About Toilets
Japanese toilets are something else! So were Mongolian toilets, through in a different way. Given their fancy toilets, why does Japan have such awful toilet paper?
‘The’ road? Or ‘a’ road? What’s the difference?
Should we be searching for ‘the’ road? Or should we keep our minds open by looking for ‘a’ road to our destination? This was a constant topic of conversation in Mongolia, where there are many many roads.
Aftermath of a tech break
Having a five week break from tech was part of the appeal of Mongolia. Did it live up to my expectations?
Brick to the Head Part 2
Brick to the Head – trying to get back home in London after catching the wrong bus…
Brick to the Head Part 1
Brick to the Head – people ask if going to e.g. Mongolia is safe. I say the only place I’ve been physically attacked is London…
Depths of Dankai Part 4
Depths of Dankai – fighting the wind and each other on the way back to the Pamir Highway.