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Writes contemplative essays and fiction 🐌

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John Miedema

Writes contemplative essays and fiction 🐌

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    • Neurotechnology is the use of light, sound, vibration, electricity, magnetism, and plant compounds
      Neurotechnology is the use of light (such as infrared or photobiomodulation), sound (as in […]
    • Could some future technology take a deposit of these thoughts?
      A wave, the Buddhists say. Not a soul, just movement.Parfit calls it a bundle: thoughts, memories, […]
    • The Varieties of Meditation Experience
      A spectrum ranging from silent, focused sitting to technologically enhanced immersive experiences […]
    • Me and My Shadow is Now Available for Free Forever via Library and Archives Canada
      Me and My Shadow is a comic work I created during the pandemic under my pen name, Jan Andreas. It […]
    • We’re machines and machines are objects
      “Dex took note of Mosscap’s phrasing. ‘So, it is correct, then? You wouldn’t prefer they or—’ ‘Oh, […]

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