Pavel SomovIs Neuron a Who or a What?The scientific taboo against anthropomorphizing is nearly absolute. So much so that we are hesitant to anthropomorphize the very cells that…6 min read·Aug 15, 2023----
Pavel SomovReality Is Never WrongSay, something happens that you didn’t expect. A common thought pops into your mind: “This wasn’t supposed to happen!” In other words, you…2 min read·Jul 26, 2023----
Pavel SomovInner Peace in Outer JungleAssume that everyone you meet is drunk, afraid and armed.1 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Pavel SomovThe Famous Wanderer Plays on Tattered Strings — review of Hamsun’s “On Overgrown Paths”“Pan” was the first book by Knut Hamsun I read. Over the years I read a few more, but not all of what Hamsun wrote. “On Overgrown Paths” —…2 min read·Nov 1, 2020----
Pavel SomovPursuit of HappinessOctober 3rd, around 12pm, with my dog off leash and Kid Cudi’s song “Pursuit of Happiness” in my ear (for the first time!), I start up on…2 min read·Oct 20, 2020----
Pavel SomovWorld War on Ourselves“I got a ‘Mom, I’m scared’ text message and ‘come get me at the high school.’”1 min read·May 25, 2018----
Pavel SomovAxiomatic?Suffering is information-processing, an obligatory element of being alive and being adaptive. Suffering is how Universe learns from its own…1 min read·May 25, 2018----
Pavel SomovHow To Use Turn Signals and Create Peace on EarthOk now, I got your attention — your mind is following mine right now as you read and as I write… Thank you, I’ll try to be quick and not…4 min read·Jul 17, 2016----