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Today in Salzburg a sculpture in the old city centre

In Salzburg, Austria today I found this ancient artifact of a vanished technology. If you know what this is, you have dated yourself. Hint: it has no AI and connects with an oracle called “the operator.”

Today in Amsterdam, viewing Banksy art at the Moco museum. I skipped Van Gogh for the rebel graffiti artist.

Today inside the Oude Kerk, an inspiring medieval church in Amsterdam.

What can you learn about life from a curious octopus? YouTube video by the old curiosity podcast

What can you learn from an octopus? You might enjoy a 12-minute excerpt from my podcast with prolific wildlife writer Sy Montgomery who researched her book The Soul of an Octopus by making friends with these creatures. youtu.be/vPCsH0U9B4w

An Angus Reid poll released in Canada today about the changing attitude of Canadians towards the United States.

From the satirical publication the Onion. You can find excerpts from my podcast with Scott Dikkers, an exceptional creative force behind the Onion at: youtu.be/Vwb_gaUu4-w

For Canada, Europe and other former allies of the United States, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the constitutionality of Trump's tariffs, the question is what certainties remain.

A "bridge" symbolically unites countries, rather than being used to divide them. But some people don't see it that way.

How coincidental are coincidences? Here's one I noticed today while on Amazon, the company that made Washington Post slasher Bezos so fabulously wealthy that Trump pays attention to him:

A year later, the situation with Trump hasn't improved in Canada. Here's the satirical post I made one year ago.

The word "ice" is so politically charged in the U.S. that the graphics program I use won't allow it.

Curiosity, creativity, cultural identities and mythic figures YouTube video by the old curiosity podcast

This is a discussion of curiosity, creativity, cultural identities and mythic figures with artist and San Diego State University university professor William Nericcio that I did for my podcast. This is a 14-minute excerpt of a longer podcast. youtu.be/XCmfvgkHvgo

Satire & the ecstasy of the cross-border personality (part 1): Mextasy artist William Nericcio YouTube video by the old curiosity podcast

What's your cultural identity? Here's a conversation about Hispanic cultural identities in the U.S. that go to a mythic dimension, with William Nericcio of San Diego State University, from my podcast with Nericcio. youtu.be/m4PWiWX1Yvw

Florida Passes Law Granting Viruses Personhood TALLAHASSEE, FL—In a move that supporters have called a long overdue acknowledgment of the rights that should be accorded to all infectious agents, the Florida Legislature passed HB 1637 Wednesday, a ...

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Thinking with humour and satire part 1: Scott Dikkers, a creative force behind The Onion magazine YouTube video by the old curiosity podcast

Events are so extreme, how can satire keep up? Yet satirists like Scott Dikkers, a creative force behind the satirical publication The Onion, find a way. If you have the time, you might listen to what Dikkers says about satire and his life in my latest podcast. youtu.be/YOgErRbCWEw

How totally alien minds think part 1: SF writer Sue Burke’s novel Semiosis about genius plants YouTube video by the old curiosity podcast

As if there weren't enough social and political problems in our lives, what if plants could outthink us and dominate us? That's the topic of my podcast with Science Fiction writer Sue Burke about her brilliant novel Semiosis when Earthlings try to colonize an alien world. youtu.be/k-PsnhuqC3U