How far can you stretch a “guru”?
By a coincidence, I bumped into gurometer and Decoding the Gurus podcast. It’s a much-needed project given the amount of quasi-scientific and quasi-spiritual teaching in the world today. Matt and
Beware of jota!
Our civilization is flourishing! We have solved most of our problems. Well, except for the ones we create for ourselves. But we keep solving them successfully every day! Well, the
Men are guardians of boundaries
Men are guardians of boundaries. A mature man knows how to open a woman's boundaries by opening his own. A mature man respects a woman in two ways: by crossing
Don’t talk to the driver!
Imagine this scene: it's nighttime, the road is empty, it's raining, you're driving on the highway. The car starts sliding and swirling. You start pressing all possible pedals, turning the
Human powerlessness against dehumanized power
The key challenge for humanity is our irresponsibility. Our global society allows individuals to accumulate power without responsibility and that's a recipe for disaster. We live in a chronically one-way
Conservation of humanness
How to answer a question by a student from Mozambique, related to my book Human: Instructions for Use: "What do you thinking about the current world in the context of
Take things in your own hands … if you dare!
The problem is that you are facing: 1. coercive institutions, 2. public media, and 3. social pressure. You can have all the scientific arguments and common sense on your side,
The shackles of indoctorination
"You are a fart, and you believe to smell of violets." -- Wilhelm Reich Why not accompany Sunday’s workout by listening to the provocative, long-censored words of a controversial author
We don’t know s..t!
You've probably noticed that when people want to believe in something--by all means--they tend to be annoying to the point of being a pain in the a.s. Or -- when
Adapt, whether you will live or die
A horrendous storm was on the horizon. It arose within minutes. My friend and I were hurrying to protect our few possessions in a tiny camp on the Adriatic coast.