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I’ve been reading a fascinating book entitled The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee. You may remember that Mukherjee, an...

It has been one of those weeks, filled with a series of unfortunate calamities, some small some larger, that will require the investment...

Many years ago, while in graduate school I had a part time job at a Doubleday bookstore managing the paperback department. The majority...

Some years ago, during a particularly difficult period I began journaling at the suggestion of a friend. I was not especially invested at...

Not long ago I wrote about the tragedy of the commons, a concept that emerged from laws governing property—usually land, held in common...

We humans are slippery creatures, so determined to offer up answers based on dogma, emotions, impatience, or ignorance rather than reason...

A recent study examined choir singers and amateur musicians while they were rehearsing in order to understand the effect, if any, such...

In the present state, where credible sources of information are deemed fake, fake claims and specious arguments proliferate and...

You may recall these words from the now infamous scene in the movie Network. The speech is delivered by Howard Beale, a disaffected...

A news report the other day offered an insightful commentary on the state of our society. The article, reported in several reputable...

Among the many justifications offered up by those who elect to go mask-less and without vaccination is the claim that they are preserving...

Contention has become commonplace in our lives. Amplified by social media and media in general, there is nothing sacred, nothing beyond...

We humans are often confusing and contradictory creatures. At times we are capable of expressing a nobility of spirit and a depth of...

Today’s post marks number 200 since I began this blog. I did not set out with a particular goal; at the time it was an outlet for ideas...

The capacity to feel and react to the misfortunes of others is not a given, despite the fact that it appears to be a trait we are all...

This past week I spent largely in a hospital bed recovering from surgery that left me weak but much relieved of a debilitating condition...

While many have never seen or read Samuel Beckett’s play, Waiting for Godot, it is often cited as a commentary on humanity’s propensity...

When we look for words to describe that force within human beings that enables them to prevail in spite of daunting challenges the word...

As I write this, it remains cold and wet, a typical day in the lingering remains of Winter. By the calendar we are officially in Spring...

So much of human happiness is governed by two emotions, both of which reflect the way we experience others’ views of us. Human need for...