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the body isn’t a thing July 15, 2024 blog The body isn’t a thing, it’s an event. We exist by happening. – Guy Claxton Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More

postcards July 8, 2024 blog A Frank Warren project which involves giving people postcards on which they write undisclosed secrets. An example is: I cannot relax in my bathtub

no country July 1, 2024 blog No country has ever ended human deprivation without a growing economy. And no country has ever ended ecological degradation with one. – Kate

your morals June 24, 2024 blog A space where you can learn about your own morality while also contributing to scientific research. https://yourmorals.org/ This was posted by Finn

eating June 17, 2024 blog Eating is an agricultural act. – Wendell Berry, The Pleasures of Eating (1990)

irritating in others June 10, 2024 blog A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others. – Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living

awakened June 3, 2024 blog The purpose of the work is to awaken something in you first, and then allow something to be awakened in others. And it’s fine if they’re not the

transfiguration May 28, 2024 blog

An ever-evolving digital figure that experiences different forms such as fire and shrubbery. Found via

bits of unsolicited advice May 8, 2024 blog I recently read Kevin Kelly’s ‘Excellent Advice for Living’ and liked the following pieces of wisdom: The perfect kind of art to display in your

stockdale paradox May 5, 2024 blog You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end — which you can never afford to lose — with the discipline to confront the most brutal

hands that don’t want anything April 3, 2024 blog Back in 2009 I gave a presentation called Hands that don’t want anything at TaPRA at the University of Plymouth. It was about dancing with Kirstie

singing and dancing March 25, 2024 blog

Some David Byrne videos that brought me tremendous pleasure. Learning to dance: Singing David Bowie’s Heroes with Choir! Choir! Choir!: Byrne

losing oneself February 27, 2024 blog I’m currently in the early stages of some research exploring improvisation and body awareness through the lens of nonduality. In the team I am

given a price February 26, 2024 blog From Kate Raworth’s 2017 book Doughnut Economics: [Twentieth Century economic] theory overlooks the fact that some things may be put in jeopardy

on remembering everything January 10, 2024 blog I like Ted Chiang’s writing a lot. Here’s a brief excerpt from his short story The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling. The premise of the story is

Godin on ideas December 19, 2023 blog Here’s Seth Godin on where ideas come from. For some reason I didn’t write down where I found them but I suspect it was from his book The Song of

three chairs December 5, 2023 blog I really like Sherry Turkle’s writing on the ways in which technology is changing (and has changed) our lives. In Reclaiming Conversations she

ecosystemic practice research (for the benefit of others) December 1, 2023 practice

An article for Dance Research in which I explore “the relationships between artistic processes, artistic works, and how we might frame these as

growth November 19, 2023 blog

I have finally got around to reading Kate Raworth’s 2017 book about economics called Doughnut Economics. I’m still close to the beginning but

felt in christ October 26, 2023 blog I was watching a presentation about somatic dance practices recently with the auto CC feature turned on. The machine learning based closed captions