Tag Archives: Emergent phenomena

Embodied Intelligence

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Why is an octopus smarter than a snail? Same family, same squishy body. Yet one is entirely predictable, the other spookily individual. Is it ‘in’ their bodies? Having reflected on the ‘embodied intelligence’ in a strawberry last week, I read … Continue reading →

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Strawberry

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

I’ve discovered ‘Philosophy Now‘ via Kindle. And a find it is too. This month’s edition delves into the Philosophy of Mind which I studied twenty odd years ago. What’s new? Quite a lot. But, also, quite a lot is not. … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

In this age of austerity, a lot of people are leaving my organisation through voluntary redundancy. Voluntary redundancy can be quite a good way to part company, but inevitably for some when the moment of farewell comes it is hard. … Continue reading →

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Evolution

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

There’s a line which sticks with me from the recent remake of War of the Worlds. It sounds like Morgan Freeman who says it at the end of the film as the Martians have been vanquished not by armies or … Continue reading →

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RGB

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

White light can be made from red, green and blue – just like in the Trinitron TV we had when I was a kid. Talking to a good friend this morning it came to us that finding a good balance … Continue reading →

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