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Leaf it out, Comma
The other day, I happened to spot something unusual, so took this pic of the Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut tree) I planted as a conker back in 1986†. There was a reason for this particular shot. Can you see what … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Bonsai Diary, illusion, perception
Tagged Aesculus Hippocastanum, Comma, illusion, Nymphalid, perception
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Is it possible to perceive a difference between sunrise and sunset?
Pendant (n). One who, by correcting others, gives himself (or herself) just enough rope by which to hang. Me, 1993 Having been a ‘pendant’ (by the above definition) for many years, I’ve gotten into the habit of questioning my own … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, perception
Tagged normality, perception, pollution, smog, sunrise, sunset
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Daryl Davis Is Still Going Strong
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
In 2017, Keith and I both wrote about a man named Daryl Davis, a Black man who is doing more than his share to help white supremacists stop being white supremacists, one at a…
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Core thought, People, perception, Phlyarology, Reblogs, Strategy
Tagged Change, Daryl Davis, perception
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Is it actually true that seeing is believing?
What colour are the dots? The dots inside these hearts are distinctly blue or green, right? Wrong. The dots inside the hearts are all exactly the same colour. Here’s a section of the top left of the same image, where … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, illusion, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged 'common' sense, astronomy, cognitive bias, colours, Cool Worlds, perception, sceptic, stars, VSauce
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Even the pessimists got it wrong, revisited
The perception, the ‘ideal’ and… the reality. If democracy had teeth, the 1% would be quaking in their boots instead of laughing all the way to the bank. Eight years ago, almost to the day, I reblogged a post by … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Business, Capitalism, Communication, Core thought, Education, illusion, Phlyarology, Reblogs
Tagged 'common' sense, cognition, cognitive dissonance, inequality, perception
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Time flies like a banana
Some say time flies like an arrow. And fruit flies like a banana. Would it be true to say that fruit flies like an arrow? I think not. But I do think that time flies like a banana. When we’re … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Core thought, Just for laughs, Phlyarology, Poetry
Tagged banana, fruit flies, perception, time
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Seeing the real world, revisited
With a hat tip to Fandango’s Friday Flashback, here we are, albeit a day late, with a post of mine from eight years ago today. There’s nothing special about ‘eight years’; it’s simply that, of all the fourth of April … Continue reading
What you believe can affect your appetite
I learnt a new word today: ‘ghrelin‘. It’s a hormone produced by the stomach that regulates hunger. If you have more ghrelin in your system, you’ll tend to feel hungry; if you have less of it, then you’ll tend to … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Education, Health, illusion, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged belief, choice, ghrelin, hunger, perception, weight gain
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Which virus is worse?
I’ve been looking for a way to write about the coronavirus situation… but without writing about it. Everyone and his dog is on the former bandwagon at the moment, and the last thing I want to do is to add … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Core thought, Drama, Health, memetics
Tagged 'common' sense, cognitive dissonance, coronavirus, covid-19, perception, stupid
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How Man’s Effect On Nature Will Change Your Life
Further musings on the absurd antics of the dominant extant species on the only life-bearing planet known to said species. Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Drama, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Food, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, History, News and politics, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy, Water
Tagged AGW, boundaries, Change, climate change, cognitive dissonance, deniers, energy, global warming, perception, risk, stupid
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