If a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?
This thought experiment is centuries old, loosely linked to 18th century writings by Irish philosopher George Berkeley. It’s been itching brains ever since, forcing questions of perception, experience and awareness.
One, two, skip a few and it’s late 2025 and here I am to crudely and unacademically pose an updated version: If you go to a concert and don’t get a video, were you really there?
There are two big gripes about modern-day concert going, phone use and talking. I’m firmly anti-yapping.
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