When does life stop and living begin?

Friday, January 12, 2007, 7:51 am, a man stood at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that about one...

The Beauty of Mathematics

1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 =...

So when does it start?

Remember when you were a kid and you would draw a house? How many stories and how many windows did you draw? A door? Two windows either side? A bent chimney??? I’m was judging a childrens’ drawing competition today.  The chilrdren range from ages 3 to 14....

An Interesting Conversation with a Christian

I had a very interesting conversation with a Christian today. The opening question was: “what is your religion?” English was not their first language so I typed most of my answers on the screen in front of them (we were sitting at my desk).  Simple short...

Conscious or Unconscious?

We are each responsible for our own creations. We do this either consciously or unconsciously. We are fully aware or we a fully unaware. With this knowledge we are then able to observe the unconscious creations – simply look around to see them. Decide to make...