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Every few years it seems someone advances another theory about causality and the existence of an underlying order or lack thereof. The...

On a recent trip to Arizona, I had occasion to do a little hiking in the foothills around Scottsdale. The terrain is quite different from...

One of a kind, or at least that is one translation, but it isn’t one that truly conveys the sense of the expression. I think of it in a...

The words are familiar to anyone who grew up in the last few decades. “You can check out any time, but you can never leave.” The lyrics...

I have always been fascinated by expressions that have become part of our common use but the derivation of which seem to elude...

In the 14th century a Franciscan friar by the name of William of Ockham, suggested a deceptively simple principle whereby one might solve...

I have heard it said that it easy to have faith as long as it isn’t put to the test. No doubt there is some essential truth in this...

There are days when pulling the covers over your head and staying in bed seem well advised. Reactions to an antibiotic I was prescribed...

A recent article in Scientific American suggests a radical theory about the nature of reality and consciousness, and it is based on...

Sometime in grade school I dimly recall learning about Sisyphus. In case you may have forgotten, he was the king of Corinth who...

On any given day, a quick glance at what passes for a newspaper, talk show or news report whether on TV, radio or online demonstrates...

I must admit that patience is not a virtue which I have in great abundance. I hate waiting on things to happen, often I blunder forward...

“The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;” Compared to our present world,...

It’s a curious thing. Interviews with thousands of high achieving individuals reveal that many have felt at one time or another that...

You may not be familiar with the meaning of Wabi Sabi, although its origins are ancient and as central to the Japanese sense of...

My podcast partner, Alvean Lyons, and I have been thinking about a joint book project. The working title is The Puzzle People. You might...

From the outset let me make one thing clear, this is not a post about Christmas, past, present or future. Dickens covered that quite...

Before you let me have it for that defeatist headline, let me explain. I am anything but a quitter. My mantra is perseverance and if...

While taping a podcast episode with my partner, Alvean Lyons, we were asked whether we had any major regrets, and if so, what we would do...

On a recent trip to Spain, we made the pilgrimage to the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s yet to be completed cathedral for the workers in...