Pingers vs. Listeners

The two poles of sensory processing illuminate relationships, by Bill Softky

There are two kinds of people, and not just people. Rather, I should say two kinds of sensory styles. This applies to animals, even to Roombas. Knowing those styles helps fix some common…

The Tragedy of the Data Scientist

The equations to consciousness carry great responsibility, by Bill Softky

The Spirituality of Totality

“Looking God in the eye” binds your nervous system to the Universe, by Bill Softky

The Genius of Digital Detox

The movement and the person, by Bill Softky

How Not to do Yoga

If at first you don’t succeed, pry, pry again, by Bill Softky

This morning, trying to sit cross-legged in front of a mirror, I realized why yoga hasn’t really worked for me yet. But not for want of trying.

The Lie about King Kong, and Us

Spoiler alert: the primacy of primates lies not in tool-making and violence, but physical affection, By Bill Softky

An Ideal Totality Experience

Planning and intention for optimal neural resonance, by Bill Softky

So why do cats like laser-dots?

A scientific verse+video mashup, by Bill Softky

So why do cats like laser dots?
Perhaps it’s that the moving spots
remind of mice once sought fought caught,
yet quicker, brighter, now worth thought
that predatory instincts wrought.

What “Silicon Valley” can teach Silicon Valley

How HBO’s fictional Pied Piper can “change the world” using ethical data-compression, by Bill Softky

Coming Sunday we’ll see the return of our better selves in the new season of the HBO series Silicon Valley and its…

The Glory of Being a Biped

Body geometry matters for function and consciousness, by Bill Softky