Every time I come across Alex Jones on social media, the old nursery song “Old Dan Tucker” starts to rhyme in my head. I don’t know what Old Dan Tucker looked like, but if he were real, I’d bet he had the face of Alex Jones. I learned the song years ago when my childrenContinue reading “Old Dan Tucker, Alex Jones, and the American Archtype”
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A Layman’s Story about DNA
A Conversation with AI about DNA and Life Yego: OK AI! I don’t know anything about biology, but I have a layman’s idea of how living things come about. I’m going to tell you my story, and you tell me if it makes sense. Deal? GPT: Deal! Go ahead and tell me your story, andContinue reading “A Layman’s Story about DNA”
How to Brainwash a People and Have Them Thank You for It
One time during a lunch break at work, I remarked to an American colleague of mine that Americans are the most brainwashed people. He was taken aback. Several days after that, we ran into each other again. He said to me, “On the matter of Americans being the most brainwashed people, I have to agreeContinue reading “How to Brainwash a People and Have Them Thank You for It”
Two Identical Charts, yet Two Different Societies
Let’s talk about these two identical charts I have in front of me. Both of them show wealth distribution: one represents the U.S., the other represents China. What do these charts tell us? Well, they show something quite revealing—about both countries. In each, the top 1% holds a lion’s share of wealth, and the bottomContinue reading “Two Identical Charts, yet Two Different Societies”
What do Large Democracy and Jumbo Shrimp Have in Common?
Oxymorons: When Words Get Funny Ah, the oxymoron! A delightful concoction of contradictions, like when two words that really shouldn’t hang out together somehow make a perfect pair. We’ve all encountered these little linguistic quirks. Take “jumbo shrimp,” for instance. Shrimp, by definition, are small, but slap a “jumbo” in front, and suddenly you’re picturingContinue reading “What do Large Democracy and Jumbo Shrimp Have in Common?”
To the Lake (audio)
Figé dans le temps (video)
Mes journées au bord du Rhône
1 Chaque fois que vous faites l’amour, vous allez dans la salle de bains pour faire pipi, puis pour vous doucher. Votre petite amie vous suit dans la salle de bains et se tient à côté de vous pour vous observer. Elle trouve tout cela fascinant. En observant le jet chaud qui se déverse bruyammentContinue reading “Mes journées au bord du Rhône”
The Moral Wilderness Known as the US Constitution
Yego: The idea that moral wrongness is something that’s intrinsically so is a powerful notion. It means that when a moral wrong is done to someone, that wrongness cannot be explained in anything else other than the fact that it is the kind of act it it. if i’ve morally wronged someone, such as tellingContinue reading “The Moral Wilderness Known as the US Constitution”
Yego’s Chronicles 