Planet Qualia

The fact that not even just our senses, but our minds are so rooted in pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of fear, and that we have lost any ability to be happy, might have evolved that way simply because we came from animals.  But although animals do operate byContinue Reading

There was an evening in Flagstaff, Arizona, where I was busking, playing music on the street. A man listened and said: “You sound good. I know some people who would like to hear you play.” We drove up the mountain where a mini rainbow gathering was happening. So I played.Continue Reading

Creativity and expression exemplify human delights that refuse to be turned into Big Dopamine addictions.  To be sure, successful artists may become addicted to the fame – and all that goes along with it – that turns dopamine into a mighty river.  But creativity itself flows in gentle streams ofContinue Reading