Polarization, n. A state that follows from everyone being continuously informed of what everyone else is thinking, about everything.
Jun 162017
Jun 152017
We have learned to ignore philosophers when they talk about science but remain in thrall to scientists when they talk about philosophy.
Jun 142017
If the practitioners of other disciplines understood science more they would imitate it less.
Jun 132017
That a politician is popular with the young may not be sufficient reason to oppose him, but it’s a start.
Jun 122017
We fret too much over the contradictions among our beliefs, in the unlikely event that we notice them at all.
Jun 092017
Your shelves should not contain the books you’ve read, but the books you’re going to read.
Jun 082017
No one would pay an anecdote any mind if its plural were data.
Jun 072017
The meek shall inherit the earth when the bold are through with it.
Jun 062017
Hell needs more circles.
Jun 052017
The list of people who achieve posthumous fame after a lifetime of obscurity is short, and will not include you.