Author: Jerry Gill

  • Thoughts on “Mighty Trumpy at the Bat”

    Thoughts on “Mighty Trumpy at the Bat” As the famous poem by Earnest Thayer has it, “The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day. The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play.” Soon Mighty Trumpy was coming to the plate, “but Flynn preceded Trumpy, as did also Jimmy…

  • How Gestalt Sensory Perception Works

    How Gestalt Sensory Perception Works According to Gestalt cognitive theory, we understand meaning in holistic units based on how our brain or mind perceives them. Therefore, the sentence “Oh Wah Tagoo Siam” might seem like the opening line of a religious chant when said slowly in a prayer-like manner, but when spoken more quickly, it…