Monthly Archives: March 2015

Ideapod – we are not our professions

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Ideapod – We are not our professions I think I agree with the general thrust of what you say, and I phrase it somewhat differently. It seems to me that we are in part our pasts. In part we encapsulate … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas, Nature, Our Future | Tagged | Leave a comment

Humour

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

30 Mar’15 ~QofDay~ Humour What is humor? A really complex question. It seems that babies usually start laughing at about 5 weeks. It seems that laughter is a very primal experience, that comes well before language acquisition. In evolutionary terms, … Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Day | Tagged | Leave a comment

Future Work

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

29 Mar’15 ~QofDay~ Future Work Should all humans have an eternal well of work to complement an eternal well of youth? How do you define work? If all the necessities of life are a given, and if a human being … Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Day | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A new Dark Age

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

A New Dark Age? Joergen Oerstroem Moeller It is often so difficult to see exactly what people mean by terms. When he speaks of going beyond materialistic cultures, I wonder what he might mean. To me, it seems clear that … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Future | Tagged | Leave a comment

Hacking Photosynthesis

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Photosynthesis hack needed to feed the world by 2050 We can easily grow enough food to feed humanity. The idea of specialising on a few crops terrifies me. We need diversity, not monocultures. Security in any system ultimately relies on … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Future, Technology | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Mentors

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

27 Mar’15 ~QofDay~ Life-Changing Mentor Has a teacher/mentor/guide ever changed your life? If so then how? So Many!!! in so many different ways! To pick one – pretty much at random – the school bus driver from Waitakaruru from when … Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Day | Tagged | Leave a comment

Handy Hints

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

26 Mar’15 ~QofDay~ Handy Household Hints Can you share some Handy Household Hints that may not be common knowledge? The easiest way to peel kiwifruit is not to – just eat them skin and all. Same for potatoes – the … Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Day | Tagged | Leave a comment

Grand Challenges

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

U.S. engineering schools to educate 20,000 students to meet grand challenges The two grand challenges worthy of the name aren’t even mentioned: 1/ Full automation of the production of a production facility. 2/ Indefinite life extension – stopping the aging … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Future | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Please Others

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

25 Mar’15 ~QofDay~ Please Others Do you stand for what you believe in or are you pleasing others? What do you think? Seems fairly clear to me that I stand for what seems most likely to me to be of … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Question of the Day | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Emotions

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Georgia Peaches and Prickly Seed Pods …where do you think others most often experience you on the emotion scale? Hi Laurie It seems to me that averages (“most of the time”) can hide a lot of reality. Interesting that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Laurie's blog | Tagged | Leave a comment