Most of us like complex matters to be reduced to something that we can readily understand, using analogies that we can relate to. A molecule with its atoms can be represented by little balls that you can see, a false representation, but from it you can visualize a picture of something you can’t see, so […]
Please join the Compression Community. Become a regular. Our first teleconference will be at 11 am Eastern time, on Saturday, February 1. These will continue ever first Saturday of the month unless the Community prefers a different time, any reasonable request accommodated. And we hope to stir more than one teleconference a month. To learn […]
School Food and Existential Crises by Doc Hall This is a nice chat with Alisa Simpson, school lunch administrator in Portage, MI, near Kalamazoo. She peels back the tangled web in which school lunch programs are caught as various interests compete to influence what kids eat, and how long they have to do it (18 […]
The double spiral shown is a computer generated Clothoide, or Cornu spiral. Artistically rendered double spirals symbolize the subject of this article, balance between mysteries: yin-yang, male-female, zero-infinity, and the like. The logo of the Compression Institute resembles an Archimedes spiral, occurring in nature from galaxies to snail shells. Spiral enthusiasts get into generating spirals in […]
Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity, by Denis Noble Book Review by Doc Hall How we explain to ourselves the answers to two big questions underpins the myriad assumptions that guide how we behave: Why are we here? (Our purpose for existence) What is the environment in which we live? (From quantum-scale to […]
The video does not summarize “Psychic Drivers” (5 minute video) Psychic Drivers by Doc Hall Decades ago a popular German business quip was, “Are you acquiring 30 years of experience, or 1 year of experience 30 times?” It was mostly used for admonition: never accept dead-end jobs, and never create them. People want to learn […]
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error, by Kathryn Schulz Kathryn Schulz is a professional journalist and writer covering a broad range of topics. This book was her foray into heavier non-fiction topics, and she researched it well. It’s been out a while, and well acclaimed. Obviously leaning on a liberal arts education, she […]
Compression Thinking Series (3 minute video) Compression Thinking Series 12 Podcasts and Teleconferences from the Compression Institute by Robert “Doc” Hall and Ethan Berry Why the Compression Thinking Series? Our intent is to engage people in thinking differently, or Compression Thinking. Environmental initiatives abound, but few seem to address the scope of these issues holistically. […]
Too Little Thought for Consequences? Google 5G technology, or Internet of Things and you open the hype spigot on how wonderful 5G going to be. Up pops “inside scoops” on where to invest in 5G lest you miss out on this next new, new thing. However, doubts are creeping in. Parents near elementary schools in […]
The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes, by Donald Hoffman Book Review by Doc Hall The philosophical and scientific quest to define consciousness is one of the foremost issues of our time. Don Hoffman is at the leading edge of this field of inquiry. A professor in the Department of Cognitive […]
(2 minute video) Revitalizing Ourselves With: The Compression Thinking Series Although a month or more from roll out, we’re preparing a series of twelve podcasts followed by teleconferences to which you will be invited. Each teleconference will last two hours. We want to deeply engage you in what needs to be done – by you […]
Should Humans Adopt a Mushroom Strategy? The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins, by Anna L. Tsing In some ways, mushrooms are smarter than people. We should pay more attention. Although not quite said, that’s the conclusion of Anna Tsing, Professor of Anthropology at the University […]
