Let me start in an unconventional way (I guess I already have). This post might anger you, or it might get you in denial, or (I hope) might get you curious and have questions which you would look for answers to.
When we think of the human capability to interact with the past, the first thing that comes to mind is our ability to store and access memories. This ability is crucial for our survival, for it plays a key role in how we navigate life. Long term memory is important…
Imagine, if you will, that a wandering spaceship stumbles upon Earth. While in orbit, the extra-terrestrials piloting it decide to land and take a closer look, based on the observation that the planet is covered with water (thus the possibility it could be harbouring Life). Try and…
Words (and of course, language, which consists of combinations of words) are very powerful. We might not realize this at first, given that we’ve been using them since, literally, before we could remember. They make up the crushing majority of our day to day…