Had a lovely time talking with Anthony Metivier about 'The Knowledge Gene'. As always, he added so much to the conversation with his unique perspective on the world, memory and thinking. The Knowledge Gene: Lynne Kelly's Discovery Could Save Us All magneticmemorymethod.com/knowledge-gene/

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I would imagine that implicit memory, procedural memory and humans copying humans is part of the answer here, Gary Marcus. That and maybe reality itself is a kluge.

"A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic. They make frantic efforts to bar our thoughts and words; they are afraid of the workings of the human mind." – Winston Churchill

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Had a lovely time on ABC Life Matters this morning talking about The Knowledge Gene. abc.net.au/listen/program…

We also listened to "Comfortably Numb" a lot more than it seems to float around the environment these days.

Frederick Vanhoutte, "Iso maze intersection" (2019).

Stupid, made-up labels. Treat them as such.

I did the research and what I learned about vitamins for memory improvement SHOCKED me! Full analysis just unleashed on the Tubey place.

Morning Meditation: Though the hut is small, it includes the entire world. Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage by Shitou

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I'm writing today about kennings in Old English. Essentially these are two word-metaphors that were used instead of concrete nouns, and they are exquisite. A ship was a 'wave-horse', the sea was a 'whale-road', the mind was a 'thought-chamber', and the sun was a 'sky-candle'.

Morning Meditation: I ask that you watch it carefully, this mind when it’s empty, when it’s not concocting any desires for anything, not wanting pleasure or trying to push away pain. Upasika Kee Nanayon

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