Tag Archives: Logic

People don’t think accurately about problems. We take shortcuts across the logical landscape. We use rules of thumb, culture, tradition and old wives tales. We guess and intuit and estimate. Most of the time, these shortctus get us to where … Continue reading →

This blog rarely advocates.  I rather present the facts.  But an alarming situation has come to my attention, and I want you to care. Did you know that Dihydrogen Monoxide tragically kills thousands of people every year through accidental inhalation? … Continue reading →

Why are people so full of opinions? People froth at the mouth if there is a challenge to their views on on Labour’s tax policy, the Liberal’s leadership troubles, the Republican’s media strategy, the Democrat’s foreign policy or the Western … Continue reading →

I heard the people from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence on the radio this morning. It’s not a German techno outfit. It’s a real American scientific research centre looking for intelligent life in the universe. It’s exciting. I can’t imagine … Continue reading →

In my last job we worked with a futurologist. She was scatter-brained and Canadian and it was easy to make fun of her field. Boy, we got laughs with our Marty McFly / Doc Brown jokes. Hoverboards anybody?! But, it’s … Continue reading →

I get excited by Intelligent Design.

Our brains are meaning factories. I just learned this word – Pareidolia – which describes the brain’s way of mashing the messy pieces of the world into a pretty jigsaw of purpose and predictability. Pareidolia is not only fun, but … Continue reading →