(Published in ETC: A Review of General Semantics, Volume 65 No. 1, January 2008. Prepared for a presentation to the National Workshop on General Semantics, Vadodara, India.) Irving J. Lee related a conversation he had with Alfred Korzybski in which Lee asked, “Now, Alfred, you have been thinking about this stuff for a very long … Read more
(Published in ETC: A Review of General Semantics, Volume 65 No. 1, January 2008. Prepared for a presentation to the National Workshop on General Semantics, Vadodara, India.) Once upon a time there was a beautiful land known as Neverwas. The people who settled in Neverwas loved it, for it provided everything they needed to live … Read more
Thanks to the beneficence of Mr. B.K. Parekh, Andrea Johnson and I spent 18 days in and around Mumbai, India, in the fall of 2007. (5:06) Namaste. As of 14 Nov 2020, this video is temporarily unavailable due to webhost migration. Please check back soon.
This is the program brochure published by the Centre for Contemporary Theory in Baroda (Vadodara), India, in advance of the National Workshop in General Semantics, November 2007. More information about the 3-week lecture visit to India.
Even with the reduced size and resolution of this short clip, you can probably see the intended effects. Watch the disc. Describe what you see … do you see shapes? Colors? As the rotation slows, do the shapes and colors change? How so? If others are watching at the same time … compare what you … Read more
For this exercise, all you have to do is count how many black dots you see. . . . . If you think you’ve experienced some kind of electronic perception manipulation, try printing the previous page, look at the graphic on paper, and see if you get similar results … What’s going on? David Hewson … Read more
This exercise simply asks you to look at this image. What do you see – 3 smaller dimples or bumps? What do you see – 1 larger dimple or bump? (A dimple appears to recede into the surface; a bump appears to protrude out of the surface.) After you’ve determined how many dimples and how … Read more
While Executive Director for the Institute of General Semantics (2004-2007), I was responsible for creating the following brochures, marketing, and promotional materials: General Information Brochure, Trade Show Booth Graphic, Capital Campaign Brochure, Conference Announcement, a promotional Bookmark, and my farewell video. General Information Brochure about the Institute Download the PDF Trade Show Booth Graphic This … Read more
These videos were necessitated because of an inclement weather day that ended the Fall 2006 semester for my GS class at TCU in Fort Worth. Since there was no opportunity to make-up the review period prior to semester final exams, I made these quick videos and posted so the class could view them. Fall 2006 … Read more
This presentation was given at the National Council of Teachers of English annual convention in Nashville, TN, in November 2006.