Behaviour

On Systems

So are we all really being watched over by "machines of loving grace"? If you haven't seen the documentaries by Adam Curtis, full as they are of quirky and strangely compelling arguments, patterns and links between the seemingly unlinked, then sit back, ingest a huge pinch of salt, take it all in and think for yourself. ...read more

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On Presence

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Is living in the moment really the only way to find inner peace?  Many believe there is only one "reality"; the moment we are in right "now", and that everything else is pure fantasy.

Others believe in living the hours: in the Christian monastic tradition, every day follows a rhythm of eight "Hours," which mark nuances of morning, noon, night, and between times.

Inspired to see humans as social animals...

...rather than rational machines, and arguing that the latest neuroscience suggests that the experiental view of the world espoused by the likes of David Hume trumps the mind/body divide of the Cartesians, David Brooke explores new insights into human nature and the forces that shape our choices and actions.

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