Archive - Ben Gundersen's Telencephalon

On the Nature of Daylight

Alien translation, authentic storytelling, and the "wicked" magic of language itself

Dec 4, 2024 •

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November 2024

Grief, gratitude and The Old Man

In which I discuss elements of the FX series; no plot spoilers, but contains brief descriptions of tone and theme.

Nov 27, 2024 •

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On ignorance, critical thinking, and the agency of belief

Why I was told as a boy not to go into synagogues, the process of developing consciousness, and how not to know too little about something you care…

Nov 20, 2024 •

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Employee monitoring, divine observation, and the Hawthorne effect

If we're more productive when someone is watching, what happens when we stop believing in them?

Nov 15, 2024 •

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Breeding, and the Art of Subjugation

"Normal" is the word you use when something keeps happening.

Nov 9, 2024 •

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Canary in the dopa-mine: the technology of addiction

Generating dependency at scale, for profit, is the oldest game in town

Nov 7, 2024 •

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October 2024

Is autism a disabling epidemic, a universal personality domain, or both?

And why it matters to you, whether you identify as autistic or not.

Oct 24, 2024 •

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July 2023

The Heart of Shinto

Objects, the living and created things around us that we use and experience in our daily lives, have inherent spirituality.

Jul 20, 2023 •

Ben Gundersen's Telencephalon

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