Front Porch Fantasy
As modern life progresses and introduces new cultural forms, our tendency leans to retrieving artifacts from the past. This process... Continue
The meaning of life
In the brief time we spend on earth, each of us goes about our business in whatever particular way we do, placing one foot in front... Continue
The Golem of Artificial Intelligence
Our pursuit of a machine that can think for itself — gather experience, learn and apply that learning to new situations —... Continue
Life at the Improv
Welcome to the I Am Larry Barnett Show. I’m your host Larry Barnett, and like you, I’m making it up as I go along. Hey,... Continue
Talkin’ Dog-talk
I’m not a dog owner. As I frequently quip when asked if I have a dog, “I don’t have a dog, I have grandchildren.”... Continue
Knock-Knock
Sense of “self” is just one among a constellation of mental states, and the experience of “I” varies considerably.... Continue
Regional Gods and local heroes
Despite the cultural arc of history of the past 500 years — the efforts toward emancipation and the relentless rise of science... Continue
Theft and corruption
Whenever there is wealth and property, (and for the past 5,000 years when has there not been?), theft and corruption accompany it.... Continue
The instrumentality of machine intelligence
Generally, we divide the history of human culture between the Paleolithic and Neolithic, “Paleolithic” meaning “Old... Continue
A border crisis?
Given what’s going on in the world, to simply classify people trying to cross our border as “migrants” or “illegal... Continue
