- September 3, 2015I thought this was a really great illustration from my friend Jeremy Larson: When Odysseus schemed to evade the Sirens,…
- August 14, 2015Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage by John McWhorter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Absolutely loved this. McWhorter…
- August 14, 2015Building a Timeless House in an Instant Age by Brent Hull My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this…
- August 4, 2015Read this while poking around the Internet for philosopher Richard Rorty's obituary: Michael Williams, philosophy department chairman at Johns Hopkins…
- July 31, 2015So one member of a lesbian couple decides she needs a man, and her partner agrees to bring one into the…
- May 20, 2015From Oxford historian of science Peter Harrison's (so-far excellent and fascinating) The Territories of Science and Religion: The history of science,…