the qualia journal

Creativity does not come from nothing. People sometimes have this hazy and rosy misconception that you can create marvelous things out of th...

One of the great things that accompany an appropriate use of time pressure comes from an unexpected angle. Use of time pressure can increase...

In life, one of the practical tricks to learn is to how to make a good use of time pressure. By using appropriate time pressures, the brain...

It has been some time since I have started to use twitter seriously. Currently I have two accounts, one in English (kenmogi) and one in Japa...

I sometimes wonder what it takes for a talent to flourish. Take my "fat philosopher" friend Ken Shiotani, for example. Obviously, ...

When we were 20, I and my fat philosopher friend Ken Shiotani went on a real adventure near the University of Tokyo Hongo campus. On the nex...

I was at the Fuji television in Odaiba yesterday, for a studio shoot of the Best House 123 show. I appeared as one of the guests. During the...

There is something definitely breathtaking about the occasional playfulness of google. This morning, many users of google would have waken u...

I got on the train in the opposite direction. AGAIN. I was reading Richard Dawkins on the Amazon Kindle, and got on the train that came to t...

It was with deep sadness to hear the news that Mr. Shusaku Arakawa passed away. Shusaku's great achievements and warm personality would ...

Whenever I discover the hidden agendas and threads behind a famous person's life, I exclaim, and shudder at yet another manifestation of...

When I was in London two weeks ago, I saw a lot of "Yo! Sushi" adverts. One of them asked "are you a Sushi virgin?", fea...

In Tokyo, there are quite a few soba noodle restaurants. In particular, the Kanda Yabu and the Matsuya in Kanda district are my long time ...

I attended the TEDx Tokyo held in Miraikan. I gave a talk titled "The Blessings of Science". I hugely enjoyed the whole thing. ...

When we are talking about contingencies, we should always remember that it is ultimately the nature of cognition of each subject that determ...

Contingencies, the mixture of predictability and unpredictability in the occurrence of events, has an important significance in nurturing ou...

Reflecting on my own life, I find that people are often mirrors on which I see my own reflection. This particular viewpoint, obviously, is r...

In my opinion, the "healthiness test" for your brain is simple. "Are you enjoying the uncertainties that you encounter in lif...

It is with a deep sadness to acknowledge that the "operating system" of Japan is most probably out of date. The nation is lagging ...

I appear on the radio program "All Night Nippon Sunday" from time to time. Yesterday evening, I went to the radio station in centr...