Should I chat up my chatbot?

Waiting for a response for an online enquiry, trying to cancel a subscription for a magazine i never read; I was perhaps already slightly frustrated. I found myself infuriated about not knowing if I need to respond to the pleasantries coming up in the text window from “Katie” or if I can just ignore them? […]

The call of the absurd-Did I really want to do that?

I sometimes get the urge to do the really stupid stuff, throw my car keys into a canal, stick my hand in the plate of an outside diners food, trip over small children as they walk past me just to imagine what their scary Dad would do. As I list these thoughts my mind goes […]

Big Bang Theories- The good and evil of pop science.

The internet can make you an instant expert, at least it may seem that way. You only have to do a Google search and you can find pages of videos explaining science, and this can be a real minefield for public (mis)understanding. I am certainly not trying to discredit any particular creators of topics; I […]

Questioning the Myers Briggs test?

You’re such an ENTJ! We have always loved to put a label on people, from dragons and water carriers, to Hufflepuffs and Samantha’s. Having someone explain the intricacies of one’s own head seems to bring a slight sense of closure; it is sometimes quite cosy in a box! The Myers Briggs personality indicator is probably […]

Growing Accustom to your face.

For J&J and K&T. A couple of weeks ago, a couple of friends who are expecting their first child in the next few months, sent the picture you see above, and I was enamored by the detail. Before this, I had only been introduced to newborn babies after they tangibly exist to the rest of […]