Language and Pattern-Matching
Words are the names of the situations and patterns we experience
Category: Daily Life
These posts revolve about regular daily life, often including measurements and deductions.
Active Completion of Internal Worldview
Each of us only receives a slice of the entire reality at any particular minute, but our internal world sees it as complete. How?
Great Idea, Poor Presentation
It's possible, mathematically, for a teacher who performs better each year to be worse overall! Isn't that astounding?
NY City Weekend
Chris, Carol, and I made a long weekend at the end of April 1985 in New York City.
Can you think without words?
Yes, you can think without words; but many people are so well-schooled that words overwhelm their non-verbal thoughts.
Limits of Perfection
The pursuit of perfection is fine in the abstract, but let me describe one significant implementation problem that should not be overlooked.
Coming Climate Crisis?
Coming Climate Crisis? by Claire Parkinson. Subtitle – Consider the Past, Beware the Big Fix It’s nice to read a reasoned, solid reflection of the history of Earth’s climate and the present concerns about climate…
Intuition and Reasoning
A lower neural threshold requires fewer matching features to declare a similarity.
Subjectivity or Objectivity
Objective facts and subjective reactions exist side-by-side in our worldviews.