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Kasner & Newman, MATHEMATICS AND THE IMAGINATION

Posted on Friday 30 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Here is another older book out of my library, one to set alongside George Gamow’s One Two Three… Infinity, which I reviewed back in August. This book is even older. Published in 1940, this is Mathematics and the Imagination, by … Continue reading →

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Today’s Headlines, 8 Sept 2022

Posted on Thursday 8 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Queen and empire; Religious employers against health care; Republicans making fun of sick people; Lebanon as America’s future under Trumpers; MAGA invokes 1st century BC; Another lame right-wing movie; Why American lives are getting shorter; The indefensible claims of “2,000 … Continue reading →

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More about Alternate Realities

Posted on Friday 2 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Republicans, Democrats, and alternate realities.

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Links/Quotes/Comments: 1 Sep 2022

Posted on Thursday 1 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

About secularism, elections, misogyny and education, publishing ‘errors’, Trump supporters’ plans, and the real America.

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Two Essays About Current Events: by Connie Willis and Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on Thursday 11 August 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Connie Willis is one of the most beloved science fiction writers of the past 40 years. As a writer she’s won many awards, for works often humorous but at times tragic, at times building human stories based on the weirdness … Continue reading →

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Facebook Memes and Post

Posted on Wednesday 27 July 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

A collection of saves from the past two or three weeks. This first one has been around for a while, and of course speaks to the evidence of psychological studies…

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Admitting When You’re Wrong

Posted on Thursday 21 July 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Here is something that honest journalists (and scientists) understand and do, but which conservatives and the religious never do: admit they were wrong, and change their minds. That’s intellectual honesty. Today’s NYT has a set of eight essays by its … Continue reading →

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Sfadb.com status at its tenth anniversary

Posted on Friday 15 July 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Pretty much every year I status my ongoing projects — in particular sfadb.com, and my personal and family history here on this blog — and think, this year for sure! And every year I do make some progress, but even … Continue reading →

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Links, Quotes, and Comments, Today 14 July 2022

Posted on Thursday 14 July 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Red States and Abortion Bans; Religious Nuttery; How Fox News fakes it; Conservatives attempts to turn back the cultural clock; What Proud Boys and their wives want

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LQCs: Christian Extremism

Posted on Tuesday 28 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

NYT, Paul Krugman, 27 Jun 2022: Why Did Republicans Become So Extreme?

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