I had an hour or so to kill yesterday, so I turned off my filter block and decided to browse Facebook aimlessly until it was time to do my thing. In between amusing cat memes (I'm a member of The Cats

When people say *I hate to say I told you so . . ." they are clearly lying, of course people actually love to say "Ha! Told you. I was right!" Because who doesn't love being right; right?

I found myself in an existential conversation with my 8 year old daughter yesterday. It was sparked off by her statement that we are living in the past. What she meant was that one day, somebody would

Let me ask you a question. Are you a naysayer? Or to put it another way, are you the kind of person that concentrates on things that can’t be done, rather than the ones that can? The reason I ask is because

Earlier this year a relative sent me a Whatsapp message, the message in itself was nothing special, however at the end he gave me a thumbs up emoji. It wasn't the fact that he left me a thumbs up that

The Steem Backed Dollar (SBD) was created at the same time as the Steem blockchain. It was made because @dantheman Larimer, the inventor of the Steem blockchain, believed in the value of a tether coin

Recently I decided to change my avatar, it was a stock picture and was only ever meant to be temporary. The problem was, while I had an image in my head, it was too vague and I didn't feel I could pull

Today we (the English speaking world) stand at the epicentre of a cultural crisis caused by the obscure and misleading language that is currently prevailing throughout society. You may be thinking that

Let's dive straight into a thought experiment. Imagine for a second that your entire life, and the lives of everyone you knew lasted just 24 hours. 8:00 a.m. You are born on the top floor of a three storey

Have you ever replied to a scam spam email knowing full well that it's a scam; however you just felt like having some fun? Without doubt it is one of the most fun things I have ever done. I remember it

If you have read any number of my past articles then you will know that one of my favourite story telling devices is the use of analogy. Quite simply put, an analogy is a situation whereby you compare

What do SpaceX, NASA, and the Mars One Foundation all have in common? You guessed it, they all want to start human colonies on Mars. However whilst they are all focused on the challenges of biology, how

From Gene Rodenberry of Star Trek fame, to the author Iain M. Banks famed for his Culture novels. Many a science-fiction writer has imagined a future without money. A society whereby all of our needs are

In 1965 Gordon Moore stated that every two years computer chips would get half as small and twice as powerful, and so started the driving force behind the computer industry later coined as; Moore's Law.

Every generation believes that it is the best, and the one before it was old and stuffy, and the one after it is weird and lame. This is clearly reflected in the music industry. Rock & Roll was hated

Well as the whole world knows hardfork 20, a.k.a HF20 has happened, the dust is settling the hills are rumbling and Steemit goes on. I thought I'd do a quick good, bad, and ugly post about HF20. There's

Feedback can be a great and sometimes necessary thing. For instance when taking on a new task, be it a new job, or a sport you have just taken up, feedback can be a vital tool in helping you progress and

A little under three weeks ago I asked the question; Is the UFC becoming a dirty joke? In that article I suggested that the disgraced mixed martial artist Jon 'Bones' Jones was about to be given a reprieve.

This is a short summary and list of links to my Understanding Cognition series. I started this particular thread because it is important to understand what biases are driving us to act the way we do. In

Are there more regularly used words in the English language that start with the letter 'k'; or more with the letter 'k' as the third letter? answer below. Sometimes your cognitive biases act as a double