Elon Musk has implanted a chip into the brain of a pig. I found the story compelling when I read about it over the weekend. It’s another of his pioneering experiments, this time with a view to having us control phones or computers with our minds sometime in the future. Sounds supernatural, magic, mad! But … Continue reading Are You On My Wavelength?
Too long to take in the whole film in one sitting, I watched Avengers: Endgamewith my nephews last week over two nights. I watched while working on my computer. It’s a self-defeating talent in which I sometimes indulge: training an ear in one direction and an eye in the other. Self-defeating as I end up … Continue reading All The Difference
Coincidence, serendipity, synchronicity, fate, chance, accident, happenstance, destiny: what do you call it when things just fall into place? A most unlikely alignment that leads to a most agreeable outcome. We are certainly not short of words to describe those little, ‘what are the chances?’ moments that are so heart-warming when they occur. And occur … Continue reading Coincidence or Destiny?
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