the qualia journal

When you encounter a new idea, the influence is often brutal. It takes possession of your whole system, and violent reactions sometimes foll...

I had some glasses of really good sake last night, and got drunk. I was with my best friends. We just finished a very strenuous work day. A ...

I went to the NTT R&D forum 2010 . I met with several very interesting people, and encountered exciting lines of research. It is intere...

I normally do not watch television much. It is not that I do not care for good programs. I simply do not have the time. There was a testimon...

Whether a man has a free will or not is a great topic of debate in philosophy and science. No matter what kind of position one takes, it is ...

I don't know about other countries, but I do feel that what is undeniably lost in this country is the will and ability to see and endeav...

We all live in the contemporary world, and are bombarded with miscellaneous information every day. While interacting with the immediate envi...

I have started a new series in my twitter. The first two entries are: Have you heard of the "flowers in the storm" metaphor? Life ...

The Vancouver Olympics brings excitement and sweet memories. When I was 9, the Olympic games were held in Sapporo. The 70 m ski jump was a d...

I went to a wonderful performance of Siegfried at the New National Theater. Wagner took years to complete this magnum opus. As I reflected o...

The qualia journal. Phase 1. From 9th October 2004 to 17th February 2010. Now I am soul searching.

The healthiness of one's brain can pretty well be judged by whether one embraces the uncertainties in life with pleasure. A kid has grea...

Much as I respect and love my fellow country people, there are some tendencies recently in Japan that I cannot go along. One thing is the sp...

The Vancouver Olympics is well under way. When I watch the games, when I can that is, I tend to focus on the losers, as well as the winners....

I came to Shimada, Shizuoka. I gave a public lecture in the city auditorium, talking about the brain, life, and mindsets. After the lecture,...

We hold a weekly journal club. It is called "the Brain Club." I regard the reading of journal papers as an important part of the e...

Nowadays, when I work in the morning, I listen to Messiah of George Frideric Handel. It is one of my all-time favorite pieces of music. When...

Just outside the ticket gate of Ginza subway station in central Tokyo, there's a curry restaurant that I like. I have been the customer ...

Now I am back in Tokyo. Reflecting on my encounter with Rick Baron, I think the most remarkable fact was that although Rick is gifted with t...

On the final day in Cleveland, we went to various places with Rick Baron. About one hour after shopping in a liquor shop, I asked him if the...