A new term I have created out of necessity, recognizing that traditional words like ‘ignorance’ or ‘foolishness’ fail to capture the deliberate, self-reinforcing nature of wisdom resistance in the modern world. In usage: Donald Trump is the first nullisoph in history to hold the office of President of the United States. Etymology: From Latin nullus (none, nothing) + Greek...
AI is learning to think. This isn’t science fiction—it’s happening now. And it’s reshaping the world faster than we can comprehend. Many AI headlines are pure sensationalism, a hyperbolic series of contradictory scenarios coming at us one after the other. On one end of the spectrum, the flags are flaming red, with skeptics warning of existential threats and looming dystopian catastrophes...
Some years back, I wrote a couple of articles on creativity for an online music magazine. The views I expressed in them haven’t changed much, so I still share them from time to time. In December of 2023, Google opened up general access to their NotebookLM project—an experimental AI-powered research and note-taking tool that can play the part of a very capable research assistant. This includes...
This is my ode to the terminally aloof, and it features my good friend Darren Reitsma with a very groovy bass part. (I’ve also invited him to take a crack at his own version of the lead guitar on this, so if he takes me up on that, I’ll post an alternate version!)
This audio program is a proof-of-concept for a series project to explore the fundamental nature of self and experience. The effort was based on the premise that, while there are limits to what we can directly know, adequate understanding of profound matters is possible.
This video is a proof-of-concept for a series project to explore past and present creative work. It was inspired by an email regarding the Rain People album, released on Epic/CBS records in 1989. For more details about the project, click here.