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Geoffrey Chen

Where life, thought, and technology meet

  • Philosophy Notes
    • Philosophical Concepts
    • Western Philosophers
      • Kant
      • Hegel
      • Understanding Philosophy: Figures, Problems, and Ideas
    • Western Philosophy 50 Questions
    • Applied Philosophy
      • How Civilizations Remain Themselves: Series Overview and Reading Map
      • The Future Has No Representative
      • Who Maintains the World?
    • Everyday Philosophy
    • Sustenesis Theory
      • Daily Sustenesis Structure
      • Sustenesis Daily Briefing
      • Sustenesis Research Brief
      • My Philosophy
      • AI Philosophy Observations
  • Mind & Psychology
    • How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape: Season One Overview
    • How Do We Read Other People? — How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape, Season Two
    • Everyday Psychology
  • Reading Notes
    • Daoist Notes
    • Bible Notes
    • Jung’s The Red Book Reading Notes
    • 100 Works of World Literature
    • Modern European History: From Revolution to World War
    • Other Reading Notes
    • Daily Fun with Maths, Physics and Chemistry
    • One Classical Chinese Sentence a Day
    • One Concept a Day
  • Reflections
    • Knowledge Life
    • How a Person Builds a World
    • Toy Memoir
  • AI
    • AI Technology Observations
    • How Digital Life Actually Works
    • Judgment in the Age of AI: 50 Everyday Questions
    • After AI Enters the Workflow
    • Choosing the Right AI Tool
    • Daily AI Observation
    • When Numbers Start Making Decisions — Season One Overview: Life on Either Side of the Threshold
    • AI and the Way People Work
  • Australian Life
    • How Australian Systems Work
    • Why Do Australians Say It This Way?
    • One English Sentence a Day
    • Australian Towns
  • Projects
  • Piano
    • Hear the Chord
    • Piano Sheet Music
    • A Listening Map of 50 Piano Works
    • 88 Pianists
    • Building a Piano Piece: From First Reading to Reliable Performance
    • Hearing Mathematics
    • Notes on Adult Piano Learning
    • Western Music
  • A Map of Ideas
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  • Contact Me
  • About

Author: Geoffrey Chen

An IT expert passionate about reading, writing, photography, and piano.

How Did a Loop of String Become a Two-Person Figure Game?

Childhood Games, 童年游戏, 翻花绳, String Figures

Why Do Snare Wires Give the Snare Drum Its Voice?

Percussion, Snare Drum, 小鼓, 打击乐

Roadly Philosophy — Exploring Philosophy Through Play

Philosophy Education, Philosophy Games, Thought Experiments, 哲学教育, 哲学游戏, 思想实验

AI Technology Observations | 10 October 2026, 07:00

AI Research, AI Technology, AI研究, AI技术, artificial intelligence, 人工智能

Why Does a Small Box Feel Heavier When Both Boxes Have the Same Mass?

Perception, Size–Weight Illusion, 大小—重量错觉, 感知

If Your Words Were Accurate but Misunderstood, Who Is Responsible?

Communication, 责任, Responsibility, 沟通

Why Can Peeling Clear Tape Produce Flashes in the Dark?

电荷, Electric Charge, Triboluminescence, 摩擦发光

Coverage: Why Don’t a Few Successes Represent Every Case?

Coverage, 覆盖率, Testing, 测试

Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 9 October 2026: China, Australia and the United States

Australia, China, 美国, Daily Observation, Sustenesis, United States, 中国, 澳洲

The Nobel Prize Is Not a Competition — Literature, Judgement and the Limits of Prestige

Authority and Judgement, 诺贝尔奖, Literary Criticism, Nobel Prize, 文学批评, 权威与判断

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