Humans are both amazing and limited creatures. Any understanding of life needs to start with an understanding of how the world works and how we ourselves work. Did you know that we have programming errors built into our brains where…
Category: How the World Works
Being Human: An Owner’s Manual
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. - Dale Carnegie Why do human beings do what they do? There are entire fields of study dedicated to answering this age-old question. Most…
Reality – It’s not what you think
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein When trying to get a better handle on reality, I must admit that I can’t prove we aren’t in a Matrix-like simulation. But let’s ignore that for…
Being Human II: The Troubleshooting Guide
"Being human means being flawed. Perfectly flawed." - Rhonda Britten When asked about their driving skills, 93% of US drivers put themselves in the top 50%. If that sounds mathematically Impossible, it is. It's also a great example of a…
It’s An Unpredictable World
If life were predictable, it would cease to be life, and be without flavor” - Eleanor Roosevelt In his book, Team of Teams, General Stanley McChrystal defines the difference between complicated environments and complex ones. Complicated environments have many different…
This Curious Adventure 