A Northern Indigenous Wolf Tale

One day a girl’s father saw a wolf near the village and tried to kill it. His daughter saw it’s … More

What can I do about someone who makes a lot of assumptions about me?

The primary response is frustration and the desire to correct their assumption. Often, people with assumption disorder are having some … More

If I know I’m nearing my end, how can I die a natural death?

Legally, many places may mess with you doing any form of euthanasia, “natural” or not. But literally, you are your … More

The Schematics of an Abstract World

As humans we are constantly engaging in particular and specific endeavors with behaviors equally ad hoc. Or so it would … More

Is there a way to distinguish super-advanced technology from magic?

Find the fundamental causes and effects. Technology will always be bound and based on conservation laws of matter and energy. … More

Piecing Together A Broken Mirror

Autism is a neurological disability that comes in three identified varieties. Autism Spectrum Disorder describes these varieties as subtypes. The … More

Original Music

[This is a complement to a previous Musical Origins related post] Assuming an Out-of-Africa model, 200,000 years ago there was … More

Me, Music, and I

Humans are complex, highly cognitive, cultural beings. There are many aspects that could influence and define a person’s identity. However, … More

Rock Out With Your Work Out

Listening to music during exercise or sports is certainly part of some people’s everyday experience. It seems that many people … More

Disease-Illness Distinction

Upon further discussion from my recent article on culture-bound disorders, I feel it’s useful to post an in-depth semantic insight … More

The Music-Language Connection

Language likely plays a very significant role in music; both its composition and performance. In early or pre-human communications, phonic … More

Culture-Specific Pathology: Biological v. Psychological Basis

A Discussion of Culture-Bound Syndromes: Across societies we see human universals of disease but we also see apparent illness experiences … More

[Insert Creative Title]

Creativity is what gives humans their special ability for productivity. We are capable of doing or making something that has … More

Didgeridoo: Australian Reverberations

Thanks to The Haunted Wordsmith, I recently learned it is National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee or NAIDOC week … More

Exploratory Courage

I hear adventure is for those with the courage to explore. We all have this courage as it is just … More

What is the value of taking a linguistics class in college if you are not a linguistics major?

It makes a better learner – and a better person – in many ways. You use language to learn everything. … More

Sympathy-Empathy Distinction

Sympathy is your understanding of a person’s experience. Empathy is understanding a person’s experience. This is why empathy is considered … More

Mental Dominion

Country, control, and empire – like all fallacies – are ephemeral. What matters is the conquest of the turmoiled mind. … More

Navajo (Diné) Cultural and Ecological Hybridization

Navajo cultural evolution has been incessant and accelerating over time. It is a fundamental occurrence and critical in understanding the … More

The Autodidactic Fallacy

I’ve heard often enough some folks say they are an “autodidact”, or “self-taught”. I believe their intent is to say … More

Then and Now: Ecological Links in Human Evolution

The leading theory of human origins suggests that our species evolved in, and subsequently dispersed from, Africa. In this respect, … More

Man of Faith: The Humanistic Scientist

Pillars of Belief: I. Adherence to ideational, experiential, sociocultural, and relativistic paradigms; which are founded on scientific and empirical principles. … More

Aguas Frídoms

Aguatic freedom: En Inglés dices “agua fría” es “cold water”. This name is given to waters often pouring forth from … More

What’s something that sucks about being white?

Disclaimer: I almost ignored this question but I figured it was fitting for this blog, as it’s a broad spectrum … More

Wealth Worries Simplified

If you’re rich but poor in mind, then you’re poor If you’re poor but rich in mind, then you’re rich … More

Context-Personality Misconstrual: The “Fundamental Attribution Error”

The natural tendency of the brain to short-cut leaves us susceptible to misconstruals. Our mnemonics and categorizations are part of … More

Human Experience Dynamics Part 1:

The nature of experience is not dictated by the moments of perception that initiate it, but rather the moments of … More

Math:Reality Correspondence (spoiler: ≠1:1)

Numbers and mathematical relationships can only be a vague model or representative of reality, as infinite precision would be required … More

Is a rainbow formed on the sky real or virtual?

It’s formed by your perception of light on your retina from light refracted in the atmosphere. Real or virtual is … More

Consciously Conscious

Meta-consciousness: consciousness of consciousness; explicit/deliberate/conscious control and manipulation of sentience for empirical perception and contemplation of consciousness

Psyborgism and Me

As biotechnology continues on its accelerating path, it’s only a matter of years before it is possible to interchange flesh … More

Music as Our Soul’s Own Speech

Music origin: It is debated whether music is a precursor or epi-phenomenon of language but it’s species specificity and cross-cultural … More

Race Typo: The Error of Racial Typology

In history, the dominating method of describing human physical variation has been typologically based. A typological view follows a system … More

How do you get to know someone who thinks nobody understands them?

Unlike the rest, you’ll have to extract a lot of information from them, like their habits, thoughts, and beliefs. All … More

The problem of other minds

Their minds are not real minds, or are not anything like my mind, or their minds are just in my … More

Theory of Mind

Theory of Mind (ToM) Def: Refers to an individual human’s concept that other’s have minds and accordingly how to interact … More

Want to Change Behavior? Just Believe!

Many people in our modern world find the need to change habits and behaviors that they find burdensome. However, it … More

Digital Travel Therapy

I’ve had spontaneous moments where I feel prolonged homesickness or a potent bout of nostalgia that I can’t shake. The … More

An Anthropological Assessment of Euro-American Biomedicine

My critiques of biomedicine will be based on its parochialism. This ranges from epistemological ideals to a lack of understanding … More