Category Archives: Science

Ls&Qs: Denying Reality, Rewriting History

Posted on Friday 16 July 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

It gets worse and worse.

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Ls&Cs: Other Ways of Knowing…What?

Posted on Monday 12 July 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

There have been debates for decades among scientists on the one hand and those with no interest in, or who are even hostile to, science, on the other. The latter insist that “other ways of knowing” are as valid as … Continue reading →

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Lewis Thomas’ THE YOUNGEST SCIENCE

Posted on Thursday 1 July 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Subtitled “Notes of a Medicine-Watcher,” this is a 1983 collection of essays in an autobiographical structure by the author of three acclaimed books of essays, beginning with THE LIVES OF A CELL. (I reviewed the third one here). The startling … Continue reading →

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L&C: Steven Pinker on Steven Johnson

Posted on Wednesday 30 June 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Sometimes a good book review can save you the trouble of reading the book itself — or propel you into reading a book you might otherwise pass over.

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Dole & Asimov’s PLANETS FOR MAN

Posted on Tuesday 22 June 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Stephen H. Dole and Isaac Asimov, PLANETS FOR MAN (Random House, 1964) Here’s an older book co-written by Isaac Asimov, based on a RAND study by Stephen H. Dole, called PLANETS FOR MAN, from 1964. It’s about consolidating available knowledge … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Science, Religion, and Biases

Posted on Tuesday 20 April 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Neil deGrasse Tyson, creationists, religion and the intelligentsia, risk assessment. And tarantulas.

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Links and Comments: Muon news

Posted on Thursday 8 April 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

It’s pronounced mew-on, not moo-on, I learned today.

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Links and Comments, 6 April 2021: Sciencey Things

Posted on Tuesday 6 April 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

When life began in the universe; how or whether civilizations die; why people like closed-captioning

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Link and Comments: Ted Chiang interview

Posted on Thursday 1 April 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Ted Chiang is a science fiction writer who since 1990 has published a couple dozen works of short fiction (and no novel), gathered in just two books: Stories of Your Life and Others (2002), and Exhalation (2019). I’m certain he … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction Notes: Adam Grant’s THINK AGAIN

Posted on Friday 26 March 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Adam Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know (2021) This is a recent book, still on the bestseller lists, by an author I had not previously encountered. He’s a professor and TED talker. The book seems … Continue reading →

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