Archive - Mind Flexing

Burning the library

#56―We let the great Library of Alexandria fall. Will we do it again? A look at the petrochemicals vs the petroglyphs fight at Murujuga.

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Gluttons for punishment

#55—Why we remember the good things about family holidays, despite the trifles.

May 21 •

#54—We all enjoy a little mystery.

May 7 •

April 2025

The moth effect

#53—A journey lasting thousands of years nears its end. A short story in three vignettes.

Apr 22 •

Reflections on sound, in adagio

#52—Five thoughts about the things we hear and don't hear.

Apr 3 •

March 2025

#51—The characters may be fictional, but the possibilities are real.

Mar 19 •

An Unwieldy Narrative

#50—Does free speech need to be tamed or set free?

Mar 6 •

February 2025

The Claude Glass

#49—Wordsworth, fast fads and a reflection on reflections.

Feb 20 •

#48—On finding inspiration by reading the signs, quite literally.

Feb 6 •

December 2024

Part 3: How to change the world

#47—Prejudice, power and the common thread that binds us.

Dec 19, 2024 •

Part 2: How to change the world

#46—A counterculture poet inspires the most iconic anti-war movement of our times.

Dec 5, 2024 •

November 2024

Part 1: How to change the world

#45—The author and the New World Order.

Nov 21, 2024 •

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