Apr 23, 2017
Stories are the operating system of human consciousness and myths are culture-specific upgrades, each new version bringing out new features and retiring some old ones.
Yes indeed, we have a compulsion to turn almost everything into a story. Joseph Campbell has claimed it is the distinguishing mark of our species. The...
Apr 17, 2017
With more and more of our lives being lived online on places like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram is the need for offline communities still relevant? Or do our online communities actually strengthen our offline communities by bringing people with like minded interests together like never before, spanning...
Apr 10, 2017
Does it feel like everyone else is having more fun than you? Taking better vacations, going to trendier bars or cooler art exhibits or playing with newer tech gadgets? Do you worry when you step away from your iphone or email in case you miss something important (even when you're not expecting anything)? If so, you...
Apr 2, 2017
Are we destined to take a certain path in life? Or are we the masters of our own destiny? Or is there middle way? Some subtle truth that both fate and free-will play a part on our path in life?
"Wheels have been set in motion, and they have their own pace, to which we are...condemned," Wrote Tom Stoppard in his famous...