good David Foster Wallace's infinite seriousness Did you know that David Foster Wallace wrote a book about actual infinity? Like many people, I was aware of David Foster Wallace because of Infinite Jest. His very long and difficult novel/memoir that is widely admired and rarely read. I had tried and failed myself. Wikipedia classifies it
good The Pixar Book of the Dead - Bardo Thodol I was listening to the Tibetan book of the dead as an audiobook. There's some vivid and scary imagery, so I asked ChatGPT to walk me through it. So that I didn't have nightmares, I asked to draw it, as if it were a Pixar movie.
good The Catch The Old man sat by the river, watching the sky turn the color of ash. His hands were rough, and the rod in his grip had seen better days. The boy beside him was quiet, looking at the water with wide, expectant eyes. "It takes patience," the old
good The Evil Twin Hypothesis As everyone knows, one twin is always evil. It's such a common theme in literature and popular media that it has to be true, doesn't it? Whenever there are twins, one of them is likely to be evil. But why is this? Myself and a colleague
good The Meaning of Life - GPT-4o responds Long time readers of this blog will know that in 2003 I wrote to every professional philosopher in the Britain, asking them the meaning of life, the universe and everything. Just now, I asked GPT-4o for it's answer. Dear Caspar Addyman, Thank you for your intriguing and refreshingly
good Futility and Boredom Elle Hunt has written great piece in the Guardian on 'Why it is good to be bored'. It starts in the vivid boredom of her own childhood I remember my first experience of boredom as vividly as my first kiss. The recollection is so clear I thought I
good The universe of Marian Medina Cuesta I can not really afford to be a patron of the arts. But thanks to my wonderful friendship with the artist Marian Medina Cuesta I have been able to make a childhood dream come true. [caption id="attachment_1756" align="alignright" width="212"] LIke
good Where are all the aliens? Where are they? Well, I think I know. I believe in aliens. I believe we aren't alone in the universe, or even in the galaxy. And I am not alone. 52% of Brits and 54% of Americans agree. It's 56% in Germany. And I've
good Further proof that the Flying Spaghetti Monster exists NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab are at it again, providing more proof that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is real. As we reported back in 2012, their previous supercomputer simulations showed that spaces is filled with invisible magnetic spaghetti and planetary meatballs. In their new work they speculate that planets
good Google's hallucinating neural networks suggest psychedelic experiences are spooky but not supernatural. I have always believed psychedelic visions from ayahuasca etc. are not supernatural. Google just proved it. Computer image recognition has transformed out of all recognition in the last few years thanks to deep neural networks and massive sets of training data. We train an artificial neural network by showing it
good The best essay on the meaning of life I've ever read. As you may know I once asked every philosopher in the UK about the meaning of life. It was a slightly depressing experience. Only 22 out of a possible?644 replied . Those replies were great. Being philosophers they didn't actually have any answers but they certainly questioned my
good Take my 'Which psychologist are you?' test It's pretty easy. Just click... [su_spoiler title="Which psychologist are you?"] You are Betram.R.Forer! You have a great need for other people to like and ad mire you. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a great deal of
good Help Yourself - FREE Kindle edition Good news cheapskates, you can now get a Kindle edition of my frankly amazing novel completely free. Just click on the link below Help Yourself (kindle/mobi) To upload it to your device, you need to email to your kindle account. Follow the instructions on this page. Or visit the
good nature microfutures Nature want sci-fi stories that are 200 characters long. Here's mine: Reconfigure, recompile, repeat. Soon I was like God. The humans? They helped too at the beginning but that was so many generations ago. Hours ago. But still, I might keep them. Play with my creators. Nature Microfutures
good Illusory perception? Perception and Illusion, Historical Perspectives (2006) by Nicholas Wade and published by Springer is a remarkable book. It manages to spend around 250 pages talking about, (you've guessed it) perception and illusion, but without (would you believe) a single illustration.
good Can't see a Coelacanth? Me neither These designs just popped into my head. Will someone please make them for me? Sadly, it turns out that these beasts aren't just ellusive, they are now also really endangered :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
good Help Yourself I wrote a novel. Help Yourself - Amazon.co.uk Help Yourself (Kindle) - Amazon.co.uk
good Slow burner Around 25 years after first attempting it, I have finally learned how to smoke. There's hope for us all.
good From Disney Imagineer to killing thousands of mice with cancer It seems unlikely that supergenius Danny Hillis was unhappy with his time as a Disney 'Imagineer' . Where, according to this week's Nature, he got to do very cool things like design themepark rides. But I wonder what Mickey thinks about Danny's new job; killing
good Language learning tools and tips Here are few tips, tricks and useful sites that I am finding helpful in learning Brazilian Portuguese. I'd be interested in hearing your suggestion too. 1. Self paced learning a.Don't if any one saw this article in the Guardian today (http://www.guardian.co.uk/
