Gothic with Tone; Notre Dame Cathedral at Amiens
April 1, 2024
Of all the Gothic cathedrals I visited, Notre Dame in Amiens was one of the most moving. I enjoyed it even more than Paris’s Notre Dame
Words that Can Expand Your Perspective of the World
March 31, 2024
Words we regularly use can greatly influence out consciousness and feelings. Paul Starobin, in After America; Narratives for the Next Global Age, wrote that the
Worlds in Words; Limitless Cultural Depths in Languages
March 30, 2024
Language is much more than what the cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker called words and rules. For example, aspects of Sanskrit helped encourage ancient
The World in an Infant’s Mind; Exploring the Depths of Cultures’ Assumptions
March 29, 2024
He’s young and chill, but he probably knows things about his culture’s heritage that AI systems don’t. The psychologist Jerome Bruner, in The Culture of
The Mandarin Language and Chinese Assumptions about the World
March 28, 2024
Westerners have often assumed that language is mainly about meanings of words and statements. But other cultures have assumed that language has other functions.
Finding Wonders in Common Objects in Your Daily Life by Looking At, With, and Beyond
March 27, 2024
Common objects are not so common. Our perceptions, concepts, and experiences of objects are interlaced with a culture with limitless facets. I can immediately recognize
Giza and the Birth of Ancient Egyptian Literature
March 26, 2024
The pyramid in the photo below looks even less impressive than King Menkaure’s. After he built the third pyramid at Giza, pyramids became even smaller. But
Perfection Fully Realized at Giza; Menkaure’s Pyramid
March 24, 2024
Menkaure’s pyramid at Giza may not look as impressive at first glance. It’s 204-foot height is less than half of Khufu’s (the Great Pyramid), and Khafre’s.
Perfection Spreads in Ancient Egypt; King Khafre’s Pyramid and Temples
March 24, 2024
King Khufu’s Great Pyramid at Giza first stood alone. Imagine its glory as it rose about 480 feet from a cliff that presided over the