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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Tue, 31 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Joseph Conrad

Tue, 31 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Joseph Conrad

Jeff Hawkins

Tue, 31 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Jeff Hawkins

Jack London

Tue, 31 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Jack London

The Meek One, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1876)

Mon, 23 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

The Meek One, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1876)

David Smail

Mon, 16 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

David Smail

Illusion and Reality, by David Smail (1984)

Sun, 15 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Illusion and Reality, by David Smail (1984)

That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Thu, 05 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Michel de Montaigne

Thu, 05 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Michel de Montaigne

Of Anger, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Thu, 05 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Of Anger, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Of the Affection of Fathers to Their Children, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Thu, 05 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Of the Affection of Fathers to Their Children, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Of Friendship, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Thu, 05 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Of Friendship, by Michel de Montaigne (1580)

Self-Reliance, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1841)

Thu, 05 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Self-Reliance, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1841)

Emergence Explained with David Krakauer, StarTalk Podcast (2025)

Wed, 04 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

Emergence Explained with David Krakauer, StarTalk Podcast (2025)

The MANIAC, by Benjamín Labatut (2023)

Wed, 04 Mar 26 00:00:00 +0000

The MANIAC, by Benjamín Labatut (2023)

The Varieties of Scientific Experience, by Carl Sagan (2006)

Fri, 13 Feb 26 00:00:00 +0000

The Varieties of Scientific Experience, by Carl Sagan (2006)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (1979)

Thu, 12 Feb 26 00:00:00 +0000

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (1979)

The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (1990)

Tue, 10 Feb 26 00:00:00 +0000

The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (1990)

Just once around the sun

Fri, 23 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Just once around the sun

Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (1989)

Thu, 08 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (1989)

A Shropshire Lad, by A.E Housman (1896)

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

A Shropshire Lad, by A.E Housman (1896)

Alfred Edward Housman

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Alfred Edward Housman

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

Far in a western brookland

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Far in a western brookland

With rue my heart is laden

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

With rue my heart is laden

Westward on the high-hilled plains

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Westward on the high-hilled plains

Into my heart an air that kills

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Into my heart an air that kills

The winds out of the west land blow

Tue, 06 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

The winds out of the west land blow

Politics and the English Language, by George Orwell (1946)

Mon, 05 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

Politics and the English Language, by George Orwell (1946)

The Gentle Seduction, by Marc Stiegler (1989)

Sun, 04 Jan 26 00:00:00 +0000

The Gentle Seduction, by Marc Stiegler (1989)

On Intelligence, by Jeff Hawkins (2004)

Wed, 31 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

On Intelligence, by Jeff Hawkins (2004)

Etifeddiaeth

Fri, 26 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

Etifeddiaeth

Gerallt Lloyd Owen

Fri, 26 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

Gerallt Lloyd Owen

Gerallt (2013)

Sun, 21 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

Gerallt (2013)

Being You, by Anil Seth (2021)

Wed, 17 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

Being You, by Anil Seth (2021)

Swept into nothing

Mon, 15 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

Swept into nothing

That I may begin

Mon, 15 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

That I may begin

Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes (1959)

Thu, 11 Dec 25 00:00:00 +0000

Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes (1959)

The Dragons of Eden, by Carl Sagan (1977)

Mon, 20 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Dragons of Eden, by Carl Sagan (1977)

Duw It's Hard, by Max Boyce (1974)

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

Duw It's Hard, by Max Boyce (1974)

If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next, by Manic Street Preachers (1998)

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next, by Manic Street Preachers (1998)

The Last Days Of Social Media, by James O'Sullivan (2025)

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Last Days Of Social Media, by James O'Sullivan (2025)

Manic Street Preachers

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

Manic Street Preachers

Motorcycle Emptiness, by Manic Street Preachers (1992)

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

Motorcycle Emptiness, by Manic Street Preachers (1992)

Our experience is unintelligible if we are not taught a language with which to describe it.

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

Our experience is unintelligible if we are not taught a language with which to describe it.

Vincent, by Don McLean (1971)

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

Vincent, by Don McLean (1971)

You Could Be Happy, by Snow Patrol (2006)

Tue, 14 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

You Could Be Happy, by Snow Patrol (2006)

What Do You Care What Other People Think, by Richard Feynman (1988)

Mon, 13 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

What Do You Care What Other People Think, by Richard Feynman (1988)

Rhondda Gray, by Max Boyce (1974)

Sun, 12 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

Rhondda Gray, by Max Boyce (1974)

The Origins of Unhappiness, by David Smail (1993)

Fri, 10 Oct 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Origins of Unhappiness, by David Smail (1993)

Alan Watts

Mon, 22 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

Alan Watts

The Myopic View of the World, by Alan Watts (1971)

Mon, 22 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Myopic View of the World, by Alan Watts (1971)

Caratacus

Wed, 17 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

Caratacus

In Praise of Idleness, by Bertrand Russell (1932)

Wed, 17 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

In Praise of Idleness, by Bertrand Russell (1932)

Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher (2009)

Sun, 07 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher (2009)

All Eels are born in the same place

Sat, 06 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

All Eels are born in the same place

Where's the Shovelware? by Mike Judge (2025)

Sat, 06 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

Where's the Shovelware? by Mike Judge (2025)

Blackberry Stone, by Laura Marling (2010)

Thu, 04 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

Blackberry Stone, by Laura Marling (2010)

Rome is further north than New York City

Mon, 01 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

Rome is further north than New York City

you can never go back, by George Hotz (2024)

Mon, 01 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

you can never go back, by George Hotz (2024)

White Nights, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1848)

Mon, 01 Sep 25 00:00:00 +0000

White Nights, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1848)

Everything Is Predictable, by Tom Chivers (2024)

Sun, 31 Aug 25 00:00:00 +0000

Everything Is Predictable, by Tom Chivers (2024)

Subliminal, by Leonard Mlodinow (2012)

Sun, 31 Aug 25 00:00:00 +0000

Subliminal, by Leonard Mlodinow (2012)

To-morrow, by Joseph Conrad (1902)

Sun, 31 Aug 25 00:00:00 +0000

To-morrow, by Joseph Conrad (1902)

De Brevitate Vitae 3, Seneca (49 AD)

Sat, 12 Jul 25 00:00:00 +0000

De Brevitate Vitae 3, Seneca (49 AD)

Free, by Alfred R. Mele (2014)

Sun, 06 Jul 25 00:00:00 +0000

Free, by Alfred R. Mele (2014)

Get Better, by Alt-J (2023)

Sat, 28 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

Get Better, by Alt-J (2023)

Aubade

Thu, 19 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

Aubade

Wolf Larsen

Thu, 19 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

Wolf Larsen

Aldous Huxley

Tue, 10 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

Aldous Huxley

The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley (1954)

Tue, 10 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley (1954)

Heaven and Hell, by Aldous Huxley (1956)

Tue, 10 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

Heaven and Hell, by Aldous Huxley (1956)

Today, I will have lived.

Tue, 10 Jun 25 00:00:00 +0000

Today, I will have lived.

Carl Sagan

Wed, 21 May 25 00:00:00 +0000

Carl Sagan

Carlo Rovelli

Wed, 21 May 25 00:00:00 +0000

Carlo Rovelli

The Last Letter, by Daniel R Brunstetter (2025)

Wed, 21 May 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Last Letter, by Daniel R Brunstetter (2025)

Michael Levin

Wed, 21 May 25 00:00:00 +0000

Michael Levin

The Beatles

Wed, 21 May 25 00:00:00 +0000

The Beatles

What will we do now?

Wed, 21 May 25 00:00:00 +0000

What will we do now?

Seven Brief Lessons On Physics, by Carlo Rovelli (2014)

Mon, 10 Feb 25 00:00:00 +0000

Seven Brief Lessons On Physics, by Carlo Rovelli (2014)

Contact, by Carl Sagan (1985)

Tue, 28 Jan 25 00:00:00 +0000

Contact, by Carl Sagan (1985)

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

Tue, 28 Jan 25 00:00:00 +0000

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

Travelogue for Exiles

Tue, 28 Jan 25 00:00:00 +0000

Travelogue for Exiles

So I walk on uplands unbounded, and know that there is hope for that which Thou didst mold out of dust to have consort with things eternal.

Tue, 28 Jan 25 00:00:00 +0000

So I walk on uplands unbounded, and know that there is hope for that which Thou didst mold out of dust to have consort with things eternal.

Auguries of Innocence

Sun, 17 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Auguries of Innocence

Joseph Conrad on art and the artist

Sat, 16 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Joseph Conrad on art and the artist

The pain now, is part of the happiness then

Sat, 09 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

The pain now, is part of the happiness then

The moment passes, and then you're alone again

Sat, 09 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

The moment passes, and then you're alone again

Shadowlands (1993)

Sat, 09 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Shadowlands (1993)

Ole Munch

Fri, 08 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Ole Munch

Rice cookers

Fri, 08 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Rice cookers

A River Runs Through It (1992)

Mon, 04 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

A River Runs Through It (1992)

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it

Mon, 04 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it

Jean-Paul Sartre on bad faith

Mon, 04 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

Jean-Paul Sartre on bad faith

The moment could not last

Mon, 04 Nov 24 00:00:00 +0000

The moment could not last

Cancer cells and communication

Fri, 25 Oct 24 00:00:00 +0000

Cancer cells and communication

“There is only the present moment, and never will be anything else . . . what fun to drag it out! And to make it echo, and to get involved, and to fall in love, and to become attached.”

Wed, 17 Jul 24 00:00:00 +0000

“There is only the present moment, and never will be anything else . . . what fun to drag it out! And to make it echo, and to get involved, and to fall in love, and to become attached.”

Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2015)

Mon, 15 Jul 24 00:00:00 +0000

Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2015)

This is Water, by David Foster Wallace (2005)

Thu, 11 Jul 24 00:00:00 +0000

This is Water, by David Foster Wallace (2005)

The internet is already over, by Sam Kriss (2022)

Wed, 10 Jul 24 00:00:00 +0000

The internet is already over, by Sam Kriss (2022)

The Ethics of Authenticity, by Charles Taylor (1991)

Sat, 11 May 24 00:00:00 +0000

The Ethics of Authenticity, by Charles Taylor (1991)

For Driving at Night

Wed, 01 May 24 00:00:00 +0000

For Driving at Night

signed char lotte

Mon, 15 Apr 24 00:00:00 +0000

signed char lotte

Understanding the Collective Intelligence of Cells (2023)

Mon, 15 Apr 24 00:00:00 +0000

Understanding the Collective Intelligence of Cells (2023)

Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots (2022)

Mon, 15 Apr 24 00:00:00 +0000

Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots (2022)

Obituary for a Quiet Life, by Jeremy B. Jones (2023)

Mon, 15 Apr 24 00:00:00 +0000

Obituary for a Quiet Life, by Jeremy B. Jones (2023)

The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London (1904)

Sat, 13 Apr 24 00:00:00 +0000

The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London (1904)

Fy Ngwlad

Sat, 30 Mar 24 00:00:00 +0000

Fy Ngwlad

The Intellectual We Deserve, Nathan J. Robinson (2018)

Sat, 30 Mar 24 00:00:00 +0000

The Intellectual We Deserve, Nathan J. Robinson (2018)

Free Will, by Sam Harris (2012)

Sun, 24 Mar 24 00:00:00 +0000

Free Will, by Sam Harris (2012)

An economy primarily driven by growth must generate discontent

Sat, 23 Mar 24 00:00:00 +0000

An economy primarily driven by growth must generate discontent

The Poverty of Affluence, by Paul L. Wachtel (1983)

Sat, 23 Mar 24 00:00:00 +0000

The Poverty of Affluence, by Paul L. Wachtel (1983)

What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System (2018)

Sat, 16 Mar 24 00:00:00 +0000

What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System (2018)

Mono no aware

Mon, 26 Feb 24 00:00:00 +0000

Mono no aware

We both step and do not step into the same, we both are and are not

Mon, 26 Feb 24 00:00:00 +0000

We both step and do not step into the same, we both are and are not

Alcohol

Wed, 14 Feb 24 00:00:00 +0000

Alcohol

We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives

Tue, 13 Feb 24 00:00:00 +0000

We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives

The Elephant In The Brain, by K. Simler and R. Hanson (2017)

Sun, 21 Jan 24 00:00:00 +0000

The Elephant In The Brain, by K. Simler and R. Hanson (2017)

You've Just Been Fucked By Psyops (2023)

Thu, 28 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

You've Just Been Fucked By Psyops (2023)

Symphony of Science (2009)

Thu, 28 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

Symphony of Science (2009)

The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel (2020)

Sun, 24 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel (2020)

Our fear of death seems to me to be an error of evolution

Fri, 22 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

Our fear of death seems to me to be an error of evolution

Now And Then, by The Beatles (2023)

Tue, 19 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

Now And Then, by The Beatles (2023)

The Order of Time, by Carlo Rovelli (2017)

Mon, 18 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

The Order of Time, by Carlo Rovelli (2017)

We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself

Wed, 13 Dec 23 00:00:00 +0000

We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself