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That’s funny, I like to sleep like this too
This photograph made me laugh. Via The Superficial
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While we are on the theme of consilience, here’s a pretty perfect paragraph of prose that captures the kind of Third Culture I fantasize about. It’s from Primo Levi’s The Periodic Table: Carbon is...
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I’m probably breaking some obscure copyright law by simply mentioning this website. For those who don’t know, allofmp3.com features ridiculously cheap mp3 files: a song usually costs a dime, not a...
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From Harold McGee’s charming new blog: Tomato lovers know that a sprinkling of salt enhances the flavor of even the best field-ripened specimen. Some recent news that bodes well for improved flavor in...
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I’ll be away from my desk tomorrow, so I thought I’d keep you entertained with a video of me. (Forgive the shameless self-promotion.) In this short video, I’m discussing how Walt Whitman anticipated...
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In response to a recent post on spindle cells in which I referred to that neuronal cell type as a transmitter of social emotions, I received a very astute comment: This doesn’t as a statement make any...
View ArticleCombining Foods
Apparently, Wilfrid Sellars came up with this “philosophical time-waster“: Identify three foods A, B, and C such that any two of these are complementary (taste good in combination) but the trio does...
View ArticleBook Tour
For those who might be interested, I thought I’d post my book tour dates, since the tour officially kicks off today. Hope to see you there! November 1, 7 PM, Gibson’s Bookstore, Concord, NH November 7,...
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