Wittgenstein’s Poker: The Ten-Minute Philosophy Argument that Went Down In History

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The South Park Storytelling Method For Science Writers

“whenever you can exchange your and’s with but’s or therefore’s, it makes for better writing” — Trey Parker

The sociolinguistics of sounding like a surfer

(This post was originally my answer on Quora to the question: Why does…

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“Coffee makes us severe, and…

‘The future in science fiction is just a metaphor for now’

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Poet Ross Gay On The Benefit And Joy of Writing By Hand

“writing by hand, and writing these essayettes…

The Cognitive Science Of Telling Captivating Stories

“from the very first sentence the reader must…

6 Principles For Writing Needlessly Complicated Prose Like A Professor

Philosopher Walter Benjamin…