Planet Qualia

Atavism: yet another gift from ecosystems to which we pay no attention.  Atavistic traits are always waiting in our genes to reappear when we need them. Contrary to the saying that youth is wasted on the young, atavism is the wisdom of the ancients bestowed on the latest generation inContinue Reading

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