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As I wrap up the 119th and 120th pages of the quarter this morning, I thought I’d point out a few interesting stories I’ve come across in the last few days of procrastination:
Faith in Physics
Are faith in science and confidence in data the same thing? You decide.
Culture and Evolution
Nicholas Wade uses genetics to show the […]

Seeking purchase

It seems it’s time for my semi-monthly nod in the direction of BALLARE, where once again the tongue of existential longing unrolls like a red carpet for the princess of creative analytical clarity.

Walking
Dreaming of oceans and sandy cliffs
I stood at the brink of the world and subjected my objectivity
To reason
Each step
A series of controlled falls
An afferent/efferent
Juxtaposition
At the edge, gymnastically teetering
Auburn sand and sky met where they
Synthetically
Gave way to canyon
Hegel and I talked in concentric circles
The edge came too close for his innocent eyes and
Blinded by binaries, […]




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