‘Stochasticity’ – lacking any predictable plan or order. Irregularity. My wonderful friend Anna just introduced me to a RadioLab episode exploring how Stochasticity (a ridiculous, wonderful word for randomness) is at the very foundation of our lives. Scientists recently worked out how to watch this fundamental process of genes making proteins in ecoli cells. They […]
Flesh Eating Spiders
Flesh eating spiders are real and I have no idea how to treat their bite. I’ve endured several First Aid courses and the only thing I remember is a man with dead eyes warning me not to help a hypothetical boy who’d fallen off his hypothetical skateboard because he was bound to hypothetically sue me. […]
Do you believe in magic?
Climb for long enough and the mountain reclaims the suburbs. At the summit there is a curved rock jutting out from the scrub. Come here at mushroom season, when the moon is just off full and you’ll see an alligator nestled into the rock, sometimes hungry, sometimes peaceful, always reflecting your deceptive mind. The lights […]
Dharavi Slum – Bombay
Bombay is home to 21 million humans. That’s the entire population of Australia squeezed into one city. Over 60% of these people (around 13 million) live in slums. During my stay I visited Dhavari slum, one of the most densely populated places on earth. Dhavari is home to around 1 million people and spans approx […]
Bombay Travel Tips
* If you unwittingly walk into the middle of a slum and feel scared, just pretend you’re Jessica Jones and up the attitude to ‘fuck with me and I cut your head off Kali style.’ At the same time know that there’s probably nothing to be afraid of except your own ego. * If […]
Fear of Death
Death of the physical body is the ultimate surrender. In yogic philosophy the term Abhinivesha describes fear of death as the greatest obstacle to freedom. All yogic practices prepare us for death. By practicing Ahimsa we are asked to let go of our apathy and greed and ensure all our actions are non-violent (for example, […]
