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A (brief) History of the Irish Church

What they taught me at Oxford

Mar 17, 2024
A (brief) History of the Irish Church
A (brief) History of the Irish Church
Mar 17, 2024

Discovering Spikes in Name Popularity with Z-Scores

I read an article recently from StatSignificant about how movies can influence what names are popular in a given year. The author, Daniel…

Mar 10, 2024
A graph of the name “Benjamin” over time that increases dramatically between 1960 and 1980
A graph of the name “Benjamin” over time that increases dramatically between 1960 and 1980
Mar 10, 2024

A rocket scientist, an ancient relic, and a solution to doomscrolling

I’m on my phone too much.

Mar 3, 2024
A rocket scientist, an ancient relic, and a solution to doomscrolling
A rocket scientist, an ancient relic, and a solution to doomscrolling
Mar 3, 2024

Economics Meets Linguistics: A Unique Exploration of Ancient Greek

“Use Smaller Words, Socrates.”

Feb 25, 2024
Economics Meets Linguistics: A Unique Exploration of Ancient Greek
Economics Meets Linguistics: A Unique Exploration of Ancient Greek
Feb 25, 2024

The world’s busiest city made me more calm

And what that means for Type A people like me

Feb 11, 2024
The world’s busiest city made me more calm
The world’s busiest city made me more calm
Feb 11, 2024

Taking ownership means prettier drives

(country roads, take me home…)

Feb 4, 2024
Taking ownership means prettier drives
Taking ownership means prettier drives
Feb 4, 2024

What I learned from making a silly website

I made a website. You can check to see if my doors are open at any time by going to arebensdoorsopen.com.

Jan 28, 2024
What I learned from making a silly website
What I learned from making a silly website
Jan 28, 2024

Why I give all my projects a name

Or, how Project Firefly saved my sanity

Jan 21, 2024
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Why I give all my projects a name
Why I give all my projects a name
Jan 21, 2024
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What does it mean to be Irish?

I’m not actually Irish, by the way. No one in living memory in my family is from Ireland, but I’ll argue that’s from the better, b

Jan 14, 2024
What does it mean to be Irish?
What does it mean to be Irish?
Jan 14, 2024

ἀδολέσχης: a wrong (but better) etymology from a Greek word I saw

If you were to look up the etymology of the word “adolescent,” the experts will tell you it comes from the French

Jan 7, 2024
ἀδολέσχης: a wrong (but better) etymology from a Greek word I saw
ἀδολέσχης: a wrong (but better) etymology from a Greek word I saw
Jan 7, 2024
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