Friday, May 22, 2026

Friday Miscellaneous: Books, Science and Other Things I've Been Thinking About

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Today it's Friday. Here in the Northland we've been celebrating our annual Duluth Dylan Fest all week, which kicked off in Hibbing a...
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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Nine More Applications of Price's Law

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I just learned about Price's Law a few days ago and it intrigued me. Because I've been thinking about city issues like safety and la...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Price's Law as Applied to Crime and Safety

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Price's Law (also known as Price's Square Root Law) is a principle in productivity and scientometrics that describes extreme inequa...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

How Big Is One Trillion Dollars?

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A trillion dollars... Wow! I remember when the media was near apoplectic when the national debt reached one trillion dollars during the pres...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Mathematical Challenges to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

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"If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it didn't get there by itself." The past couple months I've been listening ...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Friday Musings: A Curated Collection from the Quote Vault

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In a world of rapid change and enduring questions, here are some quotes to roll around in your mind when you take a break from your screens....
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Almost Wordless Wednesday: A Glimpse of Duluth Culture Revealed in 7 Posters of Coming Events

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 A random batch of current posters on the library bulletin board. Roy Orbison was truly one of the greats. Check this out: Seven Anecdotes f...