WRITING (OR NOT) WITHOUT A DEADLINE
I’ve passed the middle of the month without posting to the blog. Despite my best (or at least very strong) intentions, ’Thinking out loud’ is running the risk of being yet another still-born project.
Read moreTHE PRICE OF BOOKS
George Orwell:
In any discussion of the price of books one must take two propositions as axiomatic.
REVISITING THE PASTS IN THE PRESENT
This weekend I’m gathering with about a dozen friends with whom I attended high school more than 50 years ago.
Read moreGENES: FATE AND CHOICE
Siddhartha Mukherjee:
Genes must carry out programmed responses to environments – otherwise, there would be no conserved form.
CYCLING: INSIDE OR OUTSIDE?
I’ve spent many hours and miles on bicycles over the course of my life. I commuted to work by bicycle for most of my career, in all sorts of circumstances – some more risky than others.
Read moreSO MANY WORDS, SO LITTLE TIME
I’ve long been frustrated by the fact that I’m not able (or willing?) to read all of the books and essays that I think I want to read.
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