Will Berard is a French-born, London-based computer scientist, Computing teacher, and doctoral researcher at the [University of Roehampton](https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research/). When he's not writing short biographies in the third person, Will enjoy long walks in nature and the company of cats. ## Berard on the web - [Mastodon](https://mastodon.acm.org/@MrBerard) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@MrBerard) - [Github](https://github.com/WBGrok) - [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/soundonsoundonsound) - [Computing at School](https://www.computingatschool.org.uk/community/will-berard) - [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Will-Berard) (this one's for the lulz) # About the title Meaning 2. Obviously. ;-) ## hyper- /ˈhʌɪpə/ _prefix_ prefix: **hyper-** 1. - over; beyond; above. *"hypersonic"* - [excessively](https://www.google.com/search?sa=X&sca_esv=5a2525e9ec079db3&biw=1440&bih=788&sxsrf=ADLYWIKvmi1V9ZCXLq61moJ-1mjK49D8Fw:1730021166080&q=excessively&si=ACC90nwKPQWKXvO0LWGU61hOTgoDxLdCBWJrqDuAwG2FJUXvk8fP_J4ip2ezsP2fiLRoVML8kVAXW9fVd64_Mk7_gic2oUSgeUw7axVpnp45p8a9UXtiN5k%3D&expnd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiGjbuIn66JAxVUWUEAHQzkLyoQyecJegQIORAW); above normal. *"hyperthyroidism"* ===2. - relating to [hypertext](https://www.google.com/search?sa=X&sca_esv=5a2525e9ec079db3&biw=1440&bih=788&sxsrf=ADLYWIKvmi1V9ZCXLq61moJ-1mjK49D8Fw:1730021166080&q=hypertext&si=ACC90nytWkp8tIhRuqKAL6XWXX-NgODQV6VxQ1OtUQqYvuAQpx3YyRuaGvu2B0qO3pUruqQPd9IWt1Fqf6JDWJIjLBmhhujERnvG06oB1jHDQCWk0pVfIKY%3D&expnd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiGjbuIn66JAxVUWUEAHQzkLyoQyecJegQIORAY). *"hyperlink"* **from Greek _huper_ ‘over, beyond’.** ## noetic /nəʊˈɛtɪk/ _adjective_ `formal` adjective: **noetic** 1. relating to mental activity or the [intellect](https://www.google.com/search?sa=X&sca_esv=5a2525e9ec079db3&biw=1440&bih=788&sxsrf=ADLYWIK1JOH5l-gHs-k4rB8iqtyJvFJM6Q:1730021434344&q=intellect&si=ACC90nytWkp8tIhRuqKAL6XWXX-NALkI61xAWZ5CK2NB56uX-uDMeqe6z8MCuU5CgbRWUAqXvZx2SRHA4KOpFnopQumLf_wFNKv9BsKoErHmKENRTaALBjs%3D&expnd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjE27CIoK6JAxXDVEEAHXkrOswQyecJegQIOhAO). *"the noetic quality of a mystical experience refers to the sense of revelation"* **mid 17th century: from Greek _noētikos_, from _noētos_ ‘intellectual’, from _noein_ ‘perceive’.** (under)Powered by [Obsidian Publish](https://obsidian.md/publish) - Thanks to [Mansuetus](https://mastodon.social/@mansuetus) of [Spontex.org](https://en.spontex.org/) for DNS-fu!