Life of SiI recently read a 500-page history of the world told through the lens of salt. It’s called “Salt: A World History”.Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
The StackWriting about science is, most will agree, rather more of an art than a science.Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022
Published inNevo NetworkDesign it like an engineer.Like anyone in a technical field, most people I talk to don’t know what I actually do.Jan 10, 2022Jan 10, 2022
Book Review: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtWriting politics is easy. Any idiot with an internet connection can do it. Writing intelligently about politics — that is, taking a step…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Book Review: Africa - A Biography of the Continent by John ReaderAfrica is big. Enormous, really. The standard world map skews the relative sizes of the continents so it appears no larger than Greenland…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Book Review: Enlightenment Now by Stephen PinkerThe world is in excellent shape. Almost everything is getting better.Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Selfish AltruismA trifle caught my attention the other day, rousing me from an otherwise lazy meander through our generation’s equivalent of…Dec 20, 2017Dec 20, 2017
On Hunting and the Death of NuanceI wonder if you remember Cecil the Lion? Allow me to remind you.Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
How to Give Bad NewsYou’re a nice person. You feel the pain of others, and hate to be the cause of it. So you know that giving bad news is just about the worst…Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
