Author Archives: arjaybe

About arjaybe

Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.

The Spread of Ignorance

Posted on 2016-04-03 by arjaybe

I often post on the dangers of ignorance and fallacious reasoning. You can see some examples here, here and here. Science has learned a great deal about our tendencies when it comes to how we perceive reality, and has even … Continue reading →

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Growing the Commons

Posted on 2016-04-01 by arjaybe

Thanks to Cat Johnson at Shareable for making me aware of this. Ryan Merkely, CEO of Creative Commons, has written a series of blog posts about sharing and growing the commons. As you know, if you’ve followed my blog, Creative … Continue reading →

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Some Women See a Hundred Million Colors

Posted on 2016-03-21 by arjaybe

An unknown percentage of women can see a hundred times as many colors as the rest of us. While normal humans have three types of cones in their eyes for perceiving the three primary colors — red, green and blue … Continue reading →

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