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Continue reading →: Sugar crush
Against my doctor’s and dentist’s advice, I am shovelling in the boiled sweets again. Is this somehow linked to my playing Candy Crush? Without the benefit of a Psychology qualification I am going to take a punt at it anyway. The comfort food sweetness with all its childhood associations is…
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Continue reading →: Quantum error – it was Schrödinger’s cat, not Heidegger’s
Our youngest came home from university in Glasgow yesterday and we sat at the dining table catching up with his news and his thoughts about his future studies. During all the chat he pointed out a serious error in one of my early blogs – it’s not Heideggger’s cat it’s Schrödinger’s.…
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Continue reading →: Different people
I am constantly shocked that there are those who perceive difference with fear and hatred. The latest jolt to my system is the killing of albino people for their body parts. Witch doctors in Africa claim that potions made from an albino person’s legs, hair, blood and hands can make you rich. The murder of…
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Continue reading →: Morning gastronomy
Having filled my espresso cup in the morning, the only thing that could improve my enjoyment is something sweet to go with it. I am now a fan of the chocolate doughnut. I had always thought that a custard doughnut was tops, but the dark gooey chocolate filling is a…
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Continue reading →: Why use austerity measures?
Is it just me or does anyone else think it’s daft to scrimp and save to pay off debts caused by the banking crisis of 2008? If it cost a bundle to prop up banks who had made stupid lending decisions, why should we continue to slash the budgets of…
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Continue reading →: In search of perfection
Last week my routine mid-morning espresso break was disrupted. The café’s coffee machine was out of commission for three days. Undaunted, I visited several of the alternative cafés in the neighbourhood. The results ranged from disgusting to disappointing with nothing approaching the high standard of my regular haunt. This poor standard in catering is…
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Continue reading →: Cognitive Poetics – a short MOOC
I have just started to catch up with a two week MOOC delivered by the University of Nottingham on cognitive poetics. Having studied the Philosophy of Mind, I was intrigued by a course that addresses how we interact with fictional characters using our Theory of Mind and Folk Psychology to build…
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Continue reading →: Slaves to our emotions and devotions
I recently watched the horrific biographical story of Solomon Northup’s kidnapping and enslavement in the film Twelve Years a Slave. All the way through it I struggled to understand the mindset of the slave owners. The cruelty and hardship inflicted on other human beings is often justified by downgrading their humanity, or elevating…
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Continue reading →: Musical imagery
Picture the scene…you’ve just enjoyed a great evening out with friends and family, gone your separate ways and stumble across a late night bar renowned for its excellent jazz. You duck inside for a smooth single malt and the music echoes your sense of equanimity with this performance by the…
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Continue reading →: Orange Skies
When I prised my eyes away from the computer screen this afternoon, the sky blazed spectacular violet and orange with leafless trees in stark silhouette. The beauty faded but the impression lingered on. It brought to mind a song by the 60s band Love. My brother had their Da Capo…
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