by Carl Howard | Sep 22, 2011 | Blog Topics
Toki Pona is the world’s smallest language. It’s a constructed language and so should warm the cockles of many a geek’s heart. It was designed by Sonja Elen Kisa and has just 123 words. And you’d be surprised at how much you can express with these. While Toki Pona is...
by Carl Howard | Sep 6, 2011 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Philosophy, Science and Skepticism
There’s quite a lot of content out there that reaches beyond the standard logical fallacies and peels the layers of the onion. It talkis about the deeper biases and features of our brain that make us all susceptible to flawed and magical thinking, as opposed to more...
by Carl Howard | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog Topics
Toki Pona is the world’s smallest language. It’s a constructed language and so should warm the cockles of many a geek’s heart. It was designed by Sonja Elen Kisa and has just 123 words. And you’d be surprised at how much you can express with these. While Toki Pona is...
by Carl Howard | Aug 22, 2011 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Evolution and Biology, Interesting Stuff, Science and Skepticism
You’re probably familiar with the original Sokal’s Hoax. If not here’s a brief summary otherwise skip down to the Sokal 2 heading. The Sokal hoax was perpetrated by Alan Sokal, a professor of physics+mathematics dismayed at the excesses of postmodernism in academia....
by Carl Howard | Aug 15, 2011 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Charity and Philanthropy, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Resources, Food and Environment, Science and Skepticism
In 2009 I set up a recurring (monthly) donation to the World Food Program. In mid 2010, I decided that I’d be quitting my job in early 2011 and taking a year off. As part of that I began to wind down some expenses to save up a bit more. One of the things to go was...
by Carl Howard | Jul 18, 2011 | Atrocities and Oppression, Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Evolution and Biology, Science and Skepticism
I reckon most people aren’t too comfortable with the idea of punishing children for the actions of their forefathers. At least when the idea is stated explicitly. Consider Exodus 20:5-6. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God...
