The light bulb went off for me while I was watching the May meeting of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. A PJM representative showed a chart of how the grid operator assigns numbers to different re
The next few planets I discovered were fairly dull. Very few animals, lots of plants, and a variety of harsh conditions that weren’t quite as brutal as my homeworld but still a hindrance to exploration. Then, in my second star system, I landed on a remarkable world. Every few minutes,...
Plants are involved in this balance as well, but humans tend to identify with animals far more than with plants, so for thousands of years have mostly missed the plant/animal balance—while disturbing it massively in favor of the plants that we (or our prey) like to eat. And, as with ...
Space and time are thus not drawn from experience but are presupposed in experience. They are never observed as such, but they constitute that context within which all events observed. They cannot be known to exist in nature independently of the mind, but the world cannot be known by the m...
Demonstration, explanation, and how to use the posture feedback device, UpRight Go 2. Homework assignment: Wear UpRight Go 2 during the day, use it in different settings (studying, walking, work), and keep a log. When it vibrates (slouching) observe what was going on and change your beh...
“Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds so each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality that come to rest imperceptibly in the minds and wills of men. Most of these unnumbe...
I run groups for toddlers & parents as well as nanny a 2 year old. I have seen many different responses from toddlers as a result of being left in care. Some are completely happy & others are not “ready” to be left. Those children need a very supported transition. Where mum or ...
Social feelings are central to affiliation, empathy, attachment, emotions, parenting, morals, stress, communication, adaptation. • Social media appears to share a good deal of overlap with processes of social cognition (such as mentalizing, theory of mind, empathy), social emotions (e.g., awe...
toddlers love routines, and also gives examples of some “routines” that small children can do – for example, hanging towels after taking a bath, putting clothes in the basket, everyone carrying their things in from the car. Essentially, you are laying down the house rules and chores that...
“Many test for consciousness by seeing whether an animal recognizes that the image in a mirror is itself and not another animal."Human toddlers are unconscious, gorillas are. “Sometimes ‘consciousness’ is just used as a lofty synonym for ‘intelligence’. But there are three more-specialized...