Special Interests

Physics, programming, dinosaurs, whatever my special interest happens to be at the moment, plus other thoughts and essays I need to get out of my head.

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  • Dualism & Neurodivergence

    TL;DR – By believing we are not our bodies, we are encouraged to fight our brains, rather than work with them. I believe it is quite common for people in American culture (and likely others) to view themselves as an incorporeal “soul” inhabiting a body. I am the soul, the body is just a vehicle…

    Alex Shaver

    October 25, 2024
    Worldview
    adhd, autism, mental-health, neurodivergent, neurodiversity
  • Geometry / Relativity

    There’s a classic way to teach relativity, where we start with the notion that all observers view light to travel at exactly c, and then work out what that means about the world. We often talk about box cars with light and mirrors, spaceships flying past one another at high speeds, and so on. But…

    Alex Shaver

    October 25, 2024
    Physics
    astronomy, Physics, relativity, science, speed-of-light
  • Reboot/Thesis

    For the past 10 years, I’ve been slowly learning how being neurodivergent has affected the way I understand the world. I’m diagnosed ADHD, but a lot of the symptoms of Autism also fit my experience as well. Medication and therapy helped me get past the anxiety and depression that had arisen from this condition, and…

    Alex Shaver

    July 20, 2024
    Personal
    adhd, masking, neurodivergent, special interests

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