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Michael Ondaatje — Warlight

A novel in two parts. The first part swept me away as I turned pages and felt myself secure in the hands of a master story teller. The…

May 2, 2022

Michael Ondaatje — Warlight

May 2, 2022

Yuri Rytkheu — When the Whales Leave

Yuri Rytkheu is a Chukcha who grew up on the Russian side of the Bering Strait. I admit a shamedly ignorant and orientalist fascination…

May 2, 2022

Yuri Rytkheu — When the Whales Leave

May 2, 2022

Edward St. Aubyn — Never Mind

This is easy and quick to read, and pleasingly acerbic. The characters are loathesome, the putdowns are eviscerating, but the endless…

Oct 22, 2021

Edward St. Aubyn — Never Mind

Oct 22, 2021

William James — The Varieties of Religious Experience

The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James, was published in 1902. It is a formative book for me and its metaphors have…

Jul 7, 2021

William James — The Varieties of Religious Experience

Jul 7, 2021

If RNA can change DNA we might have to rethink evolution

Last week researchers from Thomas Jefferson University published a paper that suggested that Polymerase Theta can use RNA to change DNA.

Jun 20, 2021

If RNA can change DNA we might have to rethink evolution

Jun 20, 2021

The happiness industry

William Davies wrote a book called The Happiness Industry: how government and big business sold us well being. I have only read reviews…

Jun 9, 2021

The happiness industry

Jun 9, 2021

Emplotment & Apophenia

In the study of history there’s this idea of ‘emplotment’, or ‘narrativity’.

Jun 3, 2021

Emplotment & Apophenia

Jun 3, 2021

Why I hate Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

Jun 3, 2021

Why I hate Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

Jun 3, 2021

The Garden of Eden & The Apocryphon of John

You may not have read the bible recently, but you know the story of the garden of Eden in Genesis. Adam and Eve are naked in a wonderful…

Jun 2, 2021

The Garden of Eden & The Apocryphon of John

Jun 2, 2021

Keeping your medical data private

There are questions about about how private health data should be used.

May 26, 2021

Keeping your medical data private

May 26, 2021

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