Jeff LaCoursiereTwo TreesThe summer before I turned eleven my family moved to Florida from the western mountains of Massachusetts. Culture shock is a real thing —…Aug 8Aug 8
Jeff LaCoursiereA model for consciousness — part 1.2This is the next post in a series musing about what it means to be conscious, with practical experiments and code. The start of the series…Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023
Jeff LaCoursiereA model for consciousness — part 1.1I had a lot of offline reaction to the first post regarding the base theory — that conscious individuals have a running inner dialogue…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Jeff LaCoursiereA model for consciousness — part 1When someone says “I have been thinking about…”, what do they mean? To “think about” a subject is something taken for granted that we are…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Jeff LaCoursiereThree girls, a boat, and a stormThe feeling of running a twenty thousand pound mass directly into a sandbank isn’t what you would think. At least it wasn’t exactly what I…Mar 20, 20231Mar 20, 20231
Jeff LaCoursiereSinking in the Mona PassageI woke up with a start, not the dreamy slow wake up you always hope for. A rush of adrenaline made me instantly awake, as I knew something…Jan 7, 20231Jan 7, 20231
Jeff LaCoursiereOn Five Little Multiverse Strategies To Increase Emotional Well-BeingFew psychiatrists will support this list. After all — if you can fully embrace this strategy, you will never need one. A good many…Dec 27, 20201Dec 27, 20201
