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Chairman Mao a Beckett Reader?
This is one of the quotations from The Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse Tung, better known as The Little Red Book: “Make trouble, fail, make trouble again, fail again … til their doom; that is the logic.” The grim, inescapable, … Continue reading
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From a Bookseller in Prague
“Who’s that Kafka guy?” I’m being asked, and not for the first time. I’m trying not to answer, but at the same time I’m remembering what a good time I had reading Kafka’s novels and stories years ago, and how … Continue reading
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Functional Size Perception
In an ambiguous world, it is comforting to think we all share a few common, objective realities. If two people look at the same Granny Smith apple, they are essentially seeing the same thing, right? Not really. Our unconscious brain … Continue reading
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Is the impact of advances in cosmology on a narrative-driven metaphor-rich human brain appropriate?
Roger Penrose (a prominent cosmologist) has a new idea about the universe: instead of starting outright with the Big Bang, the universe passes through an eternal series of aeons. Each aeon draws toward a close as all matter is sucked … Continue reading
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ARE YOU A PSYCHOPATH?
Ok – here’s the test. It’s in two parts. PART ONE: You are given the following rule: “If a card shows an even number on one side, then it is red on the other.” These four cards are spread before … Continue reading
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Sing Me a Daisy
An Eidophone consists of a hollow funnel with a membrane stretched across it, and a tube attached to its base with a mouthpiece at the far end. Fine powder is sprinkled across the membrane. As you sing down the tube, … Continue reading
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Lithopedion
A lithopedion, or “stone baby”, is a rare obstetrical abnormality which can occur with a failed, usually ectopic, pregnancy. The foetus is not discharged as happens with a traditional miscarriage, but instead remains inside the woman’s belly. The body then … Continue reading
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