There is never such a thing as an excuse and it will always be a difference in priority. This philosophical engineering quintessential knowledge is a reminder for me as I try and finish my research at UConn to not beat myself up too much and I hope it will benefit you. From the authors at psyhologytoday.com, they have laid out 4 possible ways you can get in the way of yourself: 1) “the help that Read more…
How much do you veil your intentions? Find out some of the key understandings to communicating effectively below with this philosophical engineering design point about learning another tool for your language skills. Learn the differences between individual and mutual knowledge to recognize common wavelengths you have with the person you are speaking with. Language as a Window into Human Nature Philosophical Engineering Design Point: Understanding differences between individual knowledge (person A knows x and person Read more…
Jill Bolte Taylor experienced what most of us may never experience in our lives. Her mind slowly turned off on her while she was still conscious through all of it. Listen to her story and see how powerful your mind is when you realize through her experience of losing it. Click here for video Philosophical Engineering Quintessential Knowledge: What do you take for granted in your living days?
As I finish up my masters thesis at the University of Connecticut, I have been reflecting upon what I am able to take away from my experiences here working as a graduate assistant. Alongside the ability to think like a professional engineer designing and running experiments, analyzing data, and postulating causal mechanisms on a Newtonian length scale for effects of pressure on microstructure, I ask myself now what? What do I do with it? This Read more…
Learn 20 ways to bring good karma into your life. Click Here Philosophical Engineering Quintessential Knowledge: To often I have caught myself looking from only one perspective in life which leads to narrow minded thinking. How can you not when you have only one pair of eyes? Trying to look at the world considering someone’s different perspective can really help shape your own perspective and bring about what you really want and desire in life. Read more…
In this Philosophical Engineering Design Point, discover how fast it takes you to react to something you see. Follow the link below to find out! Can you get to 0.20 seconds?? Click here Philosophical Engineering Design Point: Think about how the world comes at you everyday. How quickly do you pick up on the slight changes and react to them?
In memory of my Aunt Paul who passed away December 14, 2011, this Philosophical Engineering Design Point is a reminder of what she taught me: how aware we are of ourselves and our surroundings when looking within and outward. Below is a link to some cool tests/illusions. Read the instructions carefully and see how visually aware you really are! Tests/Illusions Philosophical Engineering Design Point: Consciousness is often described by our awareness. Vision allows us to Read more…
Computers are getting faster and devices are getting smaller. The video below discusses the main highlights of the phenomena that occur in your brain and in your laptop that you are using to watch the video. Discover some of the differences to reveal why I believe your brain is far superior than a laptop despite… A computer that works like the brain was originally published on Philosophical Engineering
Computers are getting faster and devices are getting smaller. The video below discusses the main highlights of the phenomena that occur in your brain and in your laptop that you are using to watch the video. Discover some of the differences to reveal why I believe your brain is far superior than a laptop despite the capabilities technology is able to do! Ted Talks: Kwabena Boahen on a computer that works like the brain Philosophical Read more…
The brain has many strengths, but Jacob Goldstein has looked at why some of these strengths can also be weaknesses at times. 1) Our memory is rigged: Do we just remember what we want to remember? 2) We see patterns where there is only randomness: Does everything really have to be explained by some pattern… Design Point: Does your brain betray you? was originally published on Philosophical Engineering