“Sometimes as an antidote to fear of death, I eat the stars.” It is our biological wiring to exist — and then not; it is our psychological wiring to spend our lives running from this elemental fact on the hamster wheel of busyness and the hedonic treadmill of achievement, running from the disquieting knowledge that…
An earlier version of this post appeared April 4, 2020 I’ve written before about the challenge of shared work. It’s tough to share tasks without resentment. And it’s a particular problem whenever a household’s rhythm changes due to a move, a new baby, a shift to working from home, or a stretch when everyone’s suddenly…
Pain Intensities Kim Soland I’m honored to have my work selected for the Griffith award and grateful for the opportunity to share a summary of it here. Pains are standardly conceived as featuring a variety of phenomenal qualities and a singular magnitude: pain intensity. But there are circumstances in which … Share this… Linkedin Facebook…
While many culture wars raged in the 1980s, I fought in the Game Wars. In this war, computer/video games and Dungeons & Dragons were under attack, with the mildest criticism being that these activities were a waste of time. While modern culture wars usually involve claims of (typically made up) dire harm, it is…
