critiquing ideology
“It is urgent that, collectively, we put in the work necessary to produce a 2019 Clock statement that rewinds the Doomsday Clock. Get engaged, get involved, and help create that future. The time is now” – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2018 With the famous ‘Doomsday Clock’ set at ‘two minutes to midnight’ in January […]
Read More…“The Internet was designed to maximize simplicity of communication, not security of communication” – Johan Eriksson and Giampiero Giacomello In 2018 cyber-crime now accounts for more than 50% of crime in the United Kingdom, and was the second most reported crime worldwide in 2016 (Comparitech). A study at the University of Maryland found that there is […]
Read More…In 1997 Hilary Henkin and David Mamet adapted Larry Beinhart’s novel American Hero into a screenplay which depicted a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer fabricating a war to distract voters from a presidential sex scandal. The film was far ahead of its time in many of its insights into the nature of politics, media and security. What I find particularly ominous is the […]
Read More…So I recently finished reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. It is a compelling read which examines the history of humanity from the very first of the species to its potential future demise. It is done succinctly and with good humour, I would thoroughly recommend it! Below is a short video of the author explaining […]
Read More…I thought I’d use today’s Aperiogon to remember the late great Stephen Hawking. I realise I cannot do the genius of his life justice, so I thought I’d let him do that for himself. Here are some of my favourite Hawking quotes: “My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, […]
Read More…Water is a miraculous substance because it can carry great amounts of energy and heat. It conducts heat to and from a living system and can conform itself to any shape. The use of water to restore health is commonly referred to as hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy can be performed in many ways, but essentially it causes […]
Read More…Imagine being smart enough that you not only have your own wikipedia page, but your predictions on the future have their own wikipedia page. Now that’s the dream. As well as being an author, computer scientist and inventor, Google’s technical director Ray Kurzweil can be considered an optimistic futurist. Handily for a futurist, he’s very […]
Read More…“The philosopher will not find it any easier than anyone else to alter his attitudes and way of life” “At the very least, though, one can make a start. The philosopher who does so will have to sacrifice some of the benefits of the consumer society, but he can find compensation in the satisfaction […]
Read More…So this weekend I decided to visit the grave of Karl Marx. A quick google search told me Karl had passed away in 1883, and his grave was located in Highgate Cemetery in North London. A mere bus ride later I was confronted with this site: “There are no depths of irony, or bad taste, […]
Read More…Carl Sagan I love this for a number of reasons. For the perspective that it gives to our everyday experience, for the way in which it demonstrates the power of rhetoric and music on emotions, and I love it for the illogically incorrigible moment of pride it instills in me about planet earth.
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The Junction 