Chilling ghost story, with a Victorian feel. Synopsis “The Woman in Black” is a gothic horror novel by Susan Hill, first published in 1983. It tells the story of Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor who travels to the small town of Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of a client. While there, he discovers the …
My journey testing Chatsonic’s features continues. This time I was interested in its ability to write poetry. So I asked it to write a short poem about Spring — Yes, I am looking forward to warmer days than what we experience right now in Europe. Since the first one was promising, I had it write short poems …
Saving Humanity, One AI at a Time. It’s funny that we can now “ask” Artificial Intelligence — powered chatbots philosophical questions or attempt to find out their input regarding humanity’s most complex problems. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with Chatsonic, a chatbot by Writesonic. I previously asked this bot and Rytr to give an opinion regarding clickbait titles. …
AI Advice: What Humanity Must Do to Save Itself from Self-Destruction. Read More »
Sugary treats illustrated by Artificial Intelligence. Ever since I discovered NightCafé Creator, I was amazed by its capabilities to generate impressive images from text input. Not going to lie, it became a guilty pleasure since it is easier for me to find time to create an illustration using Artificial Intelligence than to actually sit down …
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I almost did not watch “Don’t Worry Darling”, given the amount and type of drama that preceded the movie’s launch earlier this year. That would’ve been a mistake since the mystery thriller turned out to be way better than many thought it would be. Synopsis The movie portrays the life of a 1950s couple in …
Four movie analyses. Why do we sometimes love the bad guy in a movie? How come we can look past a character’s negative, and even antisocial traits and start cheering for gangsters, serial killers, and master manipulators of all kinds? On my main website, Psychology Corner, I address the main psychological reasons why we end …
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Classics will always find their way to us. Freedom of Thought and Freedom of Speech are fundamental human rights. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or cannot think, read, or say. Here are 7 Classic Books that scared some individuals so badly in the past — because the ideas contained between their covers …
TRANSLATED BY ARTHUR WALEY. Discovered in the 1918 book “A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems”, translated by Arthur Waley. Works in the public domain. (1) “The dew on the garlic-leaf,” sung at the burial of kings and princes. How swiftly it dries, The dew on the garlic-leaf, The dew that dries so fast To-morrow will …
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A Stoic’s view on a life well spent. “On the Shortness of Life” is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a major philosophical figure of the Roman Imperial Period who lived between c. 1 BCE – CE 65. Seneca provides meaningful insights about the way so many people waste their life chasing meaningless …
Complex psychological implications are there but never fully exploited. “Dangling Man” by Saul Bellow starts in a very promising way, but my engagement decreased toward the end. I picked up this book thinking that its subject is somewhat out of my comfort zone – it presents, in diary form, a year in the life of …