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My Father, the Chemist, Teaches Anatomy
Most scientists would see a dead deer on the roadside and drive on, not bring it home to butcher for dinner
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Bloomsday Tribute to James Joyce, Greatest Mind-Scientist Ever
Ulysses doesn’t solve the hard problem, but it conveys with unsurpassed vividness what it feels like to be human.
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A message of gratitude for Father's Day
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Responses to "Was Wittgenstein a Mystic?"
The philosopher’s great work Tractatus is perhaps “a blank canvas” on which we project what we want to see.
"Plug and Play" Genetics, Racial Migrations and Human History
Genetically profiling individuals is now cheap and easy, but writing our species’ global history still calls for a lot of hard work
Will Starbucks's Anti-Bias Training Be Effective?
It's a well-intentioned effort, but it probably won't work
Coming to Grips with the Implications of Quantum Mechanics
The question is no longer whether quantum theory is correct, but what it means
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Witch of Agnesi
What is the meaning of this unassuming, mistranslated curve?
Was Wittgenstein a Mystic?
The philosopher's greatest work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, only makes sense in the light of mysticism
Giant Flatworms Invaded France and Ran Amok for 2 Decades before Scientists Realized It
Worms are living the dream of 400 years of medieval English armies
Emily Riehl's Favorite Theorem
The Johns Hopkins University mathematician tells us why doing category theory is like playing the viola
You, You and You! Everyone's Invited to a Free, Live-Streaming, Dog Conference #SPARCS18
It’s time to meet The Real Dog
The Gleeful Abandon of Youthful Curiosity
Giant leaf piles, the Mythbusters and remembering what it was like to be a curious kid
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