Friday, July 31, 2026

What Is "Gain of Function" Research?

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Now that we are in the AI era, when I ask Google a question it no longer begins with sponsored links or a list of websites based on perceive...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Throwback Thursday: Four Ishiguro Book Reviews and a Bonus Track

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Like most avid readers I read when I can, and never as much as I'd like. In 2010 I carried around with me a borrowed Spring 2008 edition...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Signs of Our Decline Are All Around; A Dire Warning from Niall Ferguson

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“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a ...
Saturday, July 25, 2026

Another Batch of Seeds for Your Mind Farm

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Seems like a good time to sow another handful of seeds for your mind farm. Nurture them with warmth, moisture and care.  “ It is a rough roa...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Bhasha Andolon: The Bengali Language Movement of 1952

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Most of us, if we've been around a while, have received (or at least seen) one of those birthday cards that highlight the various events...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

People and Places on Pedastals: The Zimmerman Effect

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Updated blog post from 2011 A couple weekends ago I learned there’s a graveyard not far from here where the parents of Bob Dylan, Abe and Be...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gun In The House, a Poem by Billy Collins

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Billy Collins was born  in New York City  in March 1941, two months before Duluth-born Bob Dylan. Collins  served as U.S. Poet Laureate from...