Unless you have trained yourself to think otherwise, it is a common mistake to implicitly assume that everyone sees and experiences the world the same way you do.  They don't.  There are significant implications for education, social harmony, and communication when we fail to recognize the basic truism that all external stimuli must be filtered through our individual senses, which are influenced by past events and our genetic code.   We See Colors Differently Red-Green color blindness is … [Read more...]

There is an old latin phrase, panem et circenses, made famous by Juvenal of Ancient Rome. “Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses ... -Juvenal, Ancient Rome The concept of bread and circuses refers to the strategy of rulers that involves … [Read more...]