Dendrogyra cylindrus, a multi-turreted castle on a Caribbean reef. Photo © Paul Humann/Corals of the World. It’s hard to miss, standing tall above the general canopy height of corals on a Caribbean reef, looking somewhat like an ancient castle with… Read More »Homage to pillar corals, Dendrogyra cylindrus.
Are other animals aware, even self-aware? An easy question, but difficult to answer. And yet, as we learn more about other creatures there is lots of evidence that leads to the likely conclusion that it is not only us, our… Read More »They Share This Planet, They Are Wonderful, And They Are Not a Bit Like Us – Learning to Respect the Others that Populate our World.
In this post I dive into the issues of social media and AI, highlighting how they affect human behavior and understanding. I reflect on the irrationality of people’s decisions driven by emotions rather than facts, and worry about the growing… Read More »Why am I writing about social media?
In the beginning we sat around the fire and talked. Here I explore how we form social groups, and how that process has been altered by the advent of the web and search and social media. In a subsequent post… Read More »Sitting round the fire as our way to build community
It was Christmas 1994. Some 10 members of my family were gathered at our New Hampshire home. And I offered to get a movie from the video store (remember those) as entertainment the day after Christmas. I brought home Ran,… Read More »What is reality, really?