Open in app
Sign inGet started
Recent stories, written together by Aidan Ward and Philip Hellyer
Nature’s way

Nature’s way

Bio-mimicry is our guide. If we think we can do a thing better than nature does it, we will find to our cost that we are mistaken. If we…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Do you believe your own senses?

Do you believe your own senses?

In 1984 George Orwell said the ultimate aim of the Party is that you don’t believe your own eyes and ears. When this occurs, and it does…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Am I secure?

Am I secure?

Inner defences
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
The cheese of life

The cheese of life

Henri Bortoft tells us not to seek to understand the milk via the cheese. But the cheese can take us on a most edifying journey. The…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Popular stories
Education into freedom

Education into freedom

Aidan Ward and Philip Hellyer
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Staying sharp in the food wars

Staying sharp in the food wars

Dream other dreams, and better. Strange, indeed, that you should not have suspected that your universe and its contents were only dreams…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Axiomatic Nonsense

Axiomatic Nonsense

Last week we wrote about consciousness and the underpinnings of symbols. This week we look at some symbols that stubbornly fail to degrade…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Risk Aversion in Ecosystems

Risk Aversion in Ecosystems

Risk aversion leads to increased risk — we need to take risks actively if we are to navigate between possible harms. Odysseus’ perilous…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
What Really Matters

What Really Matters

As the world darkens we can see our connections glow. All the smart people talk about context, context, context: about how meaning is lost…
Go to the profile of Aidan Ward
Aidan Ward
Perpetual Chicken Feed

Perpetual Chicken Feed

How do you feel about flies? Do you think we depend on them? Would the world be better with less flies? We can have a look at this…
Go to the profile of Philip Hellyer
Philip Hellyer
About GentlySeriousLatest StoriesArchiveAbout MediumTermsPrivacyTeams