Don’t Squander Your Capacity to Conceive of the Infinite

Andrew Malcolm paddling Comox Harbour, Vancouver Island, 2007 Thinking is mental activity that's remembered, as opposed to mental activity that isn't remembered. Thus there is a step that proceeds thinking: translating mental activity into a form recollectable through short-term memory. My essay is a description of the basic, initial steps taken to translate mental activity … Continue reading Don’t Squander Your Capacity to Conceive of the Infinite

The difference between external and internal events, as demonstrated by thunderstorms, dinner parties, and a letter from a teenage Einstein

This post is an excerpt from my essay, and the book of my essay and novel: IMAGINE A MAN WALKING in the middle of a field, unaware that a thunderstorm is brewing just above his head. Suddenly he’s startled by a nearby lightning strike and crack of thunder. That lightning strike is an event in the … Continue reading The difference between external and internal events, as demonstrated by thunderstorms, dinner parties, and a letter from a teenage Einstein

My own version of the Turing test (developed from a literary life), and no AI is even close

After a decade of studying and practicing the art of writing dialogue (for a novel), I learned a valuable lesson about finding good dialogue writing, and that lesson evolved into a deeper understanding of human communication, and the true work that will be required for immitating human communication. First, a listener's response to a speaker … Continue reading My own version of the Turing test (developed from a literary life), and no AI is even close