Seeing and Not Seeing
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” –Sherlock Holmes Have you ever revisited somewhere that you have been many times and seen things […]
Paralysis by Analysis…(rant)
There is a terrible affliction among humans past and present, it does not kill but it cruelly cripples, and it wastes many lives of those who otherwise have all of […]
Pattern Recognition Saves Lives
On a warm summer afternoon you walk down the rocky trail at your favorite regional park. Despite the beautiful surroundings, your head is full of thoughts about work, family obligations, […]
“On Intelligence”
I recently listened to an audiobook format of Jeff Hawkins’ 2004 book “On Intelligence.” In this essay I will try to review some of the key concepts from the book. […]
Knowledge as an obstacle to learning
With today’s omnipresent media it seems that the average person knows more than ever before in human history. Google searches, wikipedia articles, and countless online news sites make huge amounts […]
Learning how to Learn
One of the “meta” topics that I’m most interested in is learning. Learning about new subjects and learning new skills is great but learning how to learn is even better. […]