WoolgatheristBook Log 2016“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. SeussJul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
WoolgatheristPHYSICIST SEAN CARROLL ON POETIC NATURALISMTHE POET THEY SHOULD’VE SENTJul 6, 20161Jul 6, 20161
WoolgatheristPhilosophy Through Games? Minding Mountains and MemesMountains are sublime things; they loom.Jun 20, 2016Jun 20, 2016
WoolgatheristThe Selfish Gene and the Suicide PrinceThe suicidal ‘thoughtfish’ swimming around in Stephen King’s latest novel (End of Watch) act like dangerous Dawkinsian ‘memes’.Jun 18, 2016Jun 18, 2016
WoolgatheristRISE: IN DEFENCE OF RAINBOWSHave you heard? The Rainbow Nation is dead.Jun 18, 2016Jun 18, 2016
WoolgatheristIn the I of the BrainstormIs consciousness an unsolvable mystery, something science can explain (away), a religious right, or a personal puzzle worth pondering our…Jan 7, 2016Jan 7, 2016
WoolgatheristWord Crumbs III“When will you learn that there isn’t a word for everything?”―The History of LoveSep 25, 2015Sep 25, 2015
WoolgatheristWord Crumbs II“All my life I’ve looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.” — Ernest HemingwaySep 24, 2015Sep 24, 2015
WoolgatheristWord Crumbs I“Don’t gobblefunk around with words.” ― Roald Dahl, The BFGSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2015
WoolgatheristAbsent Amandla: Is South Africa Anti-Intellectual?A spectre is haunting South Africa, the spectre of anti-intellectualism, and it cuts through every ray in our ragged rainbow.Sep 21, 2015Sep 21, 2015