More Learnings from Richard Powers: Playground Richard Powers’ Playground explores what it means to be human through interwoven life stories, unexpected connections, and rich scientific and philosophical themes. One storyline follows the mayor of Makatea, a small Pacific island. Didier faces a pivotal decision. Should he allow foreign investors to use the island for a […]
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I recently read The Overstory by Richard Powers. I feel I am a bit late to the party. Several friends had recommended this Pulitzer Prize winning novel to me over the last few years. The Overstory takes us into a world where the lives of trees and humans are profoundly interconnected. The novel tells the stories
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Travelling in the Big Yellow Taxi: From Jo Biden to Hedonic Adaptation When he made his historic announcement not to seek re-election for US president in 2024, Joe Biden referenced Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, of course, was one of the authors of the American Constitution. History tells us that in 1787, he was asked what kind
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I have been reading a book on the ancient Buddhist practice of contemplating the six elements. It is a meditative technique that focuses on the six elements: earth, water, fire, air, space, and consciousness. The practice is designed to foster a deep awareness of the interconnectedness of all things and the impermanence of our physical
I recently finished reading (or rather, listening on Audible to) Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22”. It had been on my list of classics to read for a long time. In addition to being a great satire on organisational dysfunction and the perversity of war, it also contains some really interesting pointers about Decision Making. Catch-22 of course became
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