According to the French philosopher, Gilles Deleuze, wrote that there are three ways to think. I know, you’re already wondering how you can think three ways with one brain! Well, you probably use the three ways all the time. In fact, Deleuze claimed it was important to know about the three ways so you could [...]
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3 ways to think
Posted in education, from the living room, life, perception, philosophy on May 27, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Quasicrystals
Posted in from the reading room, science on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You should never believe a scientist who claims to be certain about what is possible and what is not possible. For most of the 20th Century physicists believed that crystals could only have certain structures (based on their “rotational symmetry”). In fact, until 1982 they claimed that is would be impossible for a crystal to [...]
Empathy-inducing technology
Posted in from the consulting room, health, perception on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Janssen LP have created goggles and a headset that give the wearer the experience of having hallucinations. There are two scenarios to choose from – riding on a bus where people appear and disappear randomly and birds of prey claw at the windows, and going to pharmacy where the pharmacist gives you poison instead of [...]
Humans beat the machines!
Posted in from the consulting room, health on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was taught at medical school that the way to make a diagnosis (that is to understand what’s wrong with a patient) was to listen carefully to them (take a history) and examine them thoroughly. Only if the diagnosis remained obscure at this point would we subject the patient to any investigations. Sadly, there has [...]
Becoming not being….
Posted in creativity, from the living room, health, life on May 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We have a real tendency to divide up our experience of the world, put the pieces into separate boxes and label them. Brian Broom talks about this in his excellent book, “Meaning-full Disease“. He says we discriminate, categorise and judge. It’s kind of how we make sense of the world. The human body is remarkable [...]
Where do you relax? Part 2
Posted in from the dark room, health, life, photography on May 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I think it’s good to know where you feel most relaxed, to know what helps you to feel good about life. We all need some time for ourselves. I often tell my patients that they should schedule into their busy diaries some time for themselves – not time to catch up on chores (well, you [...]
Where do you relax?
Posted in from the dark room, health, life, photography on May 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We are all different and we all find different ways to relax or wind down. One of my colleagues always asks her patients to tell her what’s their idea of a great holiday. The answer can reveal a lot about a person’s coping strategies. I think it’s important to know what makes you feel good, [...]
CCTV surveillance
Posted in from the dark room, from the living room, life, photography on May 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There are 4 million CCTV surveillance cameras in the UK. But who is at the viewing end? This camera is at the Floral Clock in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh (no clock there! Long since gone! Just a patch of earth…) This poor man looks like he’s bored stone rigid! No wonder, this camera’s video [...]
Venus, the Moon, and Synchronicity
Posted in from the dark room, life, photography on May 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, 19th May was an usual night in the sky. Venus and the waxing moon were only about a degree apart just after sunset. I looked out of my window and took this photo. The following day I was browsing around Edinburgh and found myself outside the National Gallery on the Mound. On the spur [...]
What kind of world do you live in?
Posted in life, narrative, perception on May 14, 2007 | 4 Comments »
We all experience the world differently. Think of the last time you shared an experience with a friend or loved one then talked about if afterwards. Think of, say, a journey, or movie, or a meal in a restaurant. If you both talk to a third person about that shared experience, chances are you will [...]
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