The Sims

The Sims

One of the best-selling video games of all time, The Sims was released 25 years ago this week. If you don’t know, The Sims is a life simulation game. You create a character, manage their moods, and help them to satisfy their desires. You build them a home, help them...
Substance and Style

Substance and Style

Justin Trudeau the long serving Canadian Prime Minister resigned this week. Just before he stepped in front of his podium to tell the nation about his decision, his notes blew away. Unperturbed he carried on without them. How would you have reacted if that had...
The Power of Paradox

The Power of Paradox

The winter solstice is almost upon us. It was revered in Neolithic times, Newgrange in Ireland is aligned to the sunrise, and Stonehenge is aligned to the sunset on the winter solstice. It was also celebrated in Rome, but on 25th December. Which was just a few days...
Lessons For Living

Lessons For Living

I recently read 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer. He is an American sociologist and gerontologist. In the 2000s he conducted in depth interviews with 1,800 older Americans. As the title of his book suggests he gleaned a lot of advice from these life experts....
Evolving Consciousness

Evolving Consciousness

This month sees the 165th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. In 1831 a 22-year-old Darwin set off on a five-year voyage to circumnavigate the globe on HMS Beagle, surveying the world’s flora...