I accidentally stumbled on this provocative post by George Por, which motivated me to respond – in length, which is my practice. One more time, periodically over five decades, I drop a sem into a pond. May this pond process my sem (semiotic structure), possibly building to a constructive Tsunami. George, what you are doing,…

What if:  What if only half of our fields of vision were available to conscious inspection, but that half was reflected to create the illusion of wholeness. This has been our condition from very, very early in life. We are unaware that something is always missing. By moving about we are capable of experiencing more,…

I am forced to re-examine my thinking on DIY-Bio Hacking, since a highly respected personal contact is considering participating in this process. My view to date has been to not approve of this process AT THIS TIME. Until now I was not aware of the extent of the movement. DIY-biology  Biohacker    What follows if “from…

MOTIVATION This essay was motivated while thinking on how not to blame any human for their actions or lack of action, no matter how heinous (serial killers and Hitler, for example). It is not that I believe everything is determined, as I believe reality involves both randomness and spontaneous creativity. Individuals can play some role…

The Past, Present and Future [Carlos Gershenson, Helena Knyazeva, , Peter Csermely, and Alexander Laszlo,  Peter Erdi] This is a well written summary of related disciplines that are highly relevant to me – which motivated me to read it when it came to my attention. I have read a number of the books referenced and…

Suresh’s post  is an insightful wish list for some aspects of a better humankind sometime in the future. They are not new and have been part of many wish lists promoted over the decades. It was the string of short comments to this blog that motivated my starting this essay – which then took on…

A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics This is a very astounding article and discovery, quite readable. However, the intent of this essay is not the physics or math. I explore how humans come to radical and significant insights; looking at some metaphors we may use to better comprehend what we might do to…

Otto Scharmer’s blog post “10 insights on the Ego-2-Eco Economy Revolution” may be one of the most comprehensive analysis of humankind from an econo-centric perspective. The economic subsystem is only one of many subsystems that make up the system we call humankind. Econo-centrism is a perspective that elevates the economic subsystem to a very dominant…

The emergence of every human being is constrained, including geniuses.  The unfolding of genome in settings/situations is strongly influenced by inherent creativity and chance encounters. I first encountered the writings of Jaron Lanier during his virtual reality phase and was highly impressed by his unique and insightful perspectives. I read all his articles I encountered,…