Social Science, Medical Adventures, Ed and Me Part 1
I’ve been writing about science and especially medicine of late. As you know I think we have to always keep in mind that science is a deeply empiricRead More…
Month: January 2014
Science, and reflections triggered by Tony’s Book
Having posted all this science related stuff I really feel the need to comment on my understanding of the limits and power of science, as well as on tRead More…
Science, the Spiritual and Vaccines
In the last couple of days I have received some comments and information from friends in different parts of the planet. Bruno Pezzuto, from chile sentRead More…
Conscience, Objective Morality, Monkey Biz
Morality and our sense of justice (or injustice) are interesting things: is there some sort of “objective” morality? Is there a “conscience” tRead More…
Emotions and Where We Feel Them
I said that I would be telling you some more about my investigations (and discoveries) about the history of distillation, alcohol, and the search for Read More…
Intoxicated Dolphins, Puffer Fish and Zombies
I ended yesterday with a quote from William Blake. Here’s another, this time from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.If the doors of perception were cRead More…
The History of the Sacred and of Getting Stoned
It is true that the change of the calendar year never struck me as important. This year however is different. I’m making my first ever New Year’s Read More…