Monthly Archives: June 2012

I have never been particularly interested in seeking out altered states of consciousness: generally I like being as sober as possible – knurd, even.  But sometimes, an altered state finds you. I was messing around in the back yard, trying … Continue reading →

There is a spectrum of problem-solving, ranging from, at one extreme, simplicity  and clear chains of logical reasoning (sometimes long chains) and, at the other,  building a picture by sifting through a vast mass of evidence of  varying quality.  I … Continue reading →

Reading speed and comprehension interest me, but I don’t have as much information as I would like.  I would like to see the distribution of reading speeds ( in the general population, and also in college graduates).  I have looked … Continue reading →

Ethnography can be full of surprises  My first fieldwork was in the northern Kalahari with Bushmen, foragers living hand-to-mouth lives.  Their ecology was certainly unfamiliar but otherwise their ways were as comfortable as those of my neighbors at home in … Continue reading →