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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…

1 min readMay 2, 2022

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Michael Ondaatje — Warlight

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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…

3 min readMay 2, 2022

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Yuri Rytkheu — When the Whales Leave

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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…

1 min readOct 22, 2021

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Edward St. Aubyn — Never Mind

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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…

8 min readJul 7, 2021

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William James — The Varieties of Religious Experience

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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.

8 min readJun 20, 2021

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If RNA can change DNA we might have to rethink evolution

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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…

1 min readJun 9, 2021

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The happiness industry

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Emplotment & Apophenia

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

4 min readJun 3, 2021

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Emplotment & Apophenia

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Why I hate Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

3 min readJun 3, 2021

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Why I hate Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

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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…

3 min readJun 2, 2021

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The Garden of Eden & The Apocryphon of John

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Keeping your medical data private

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

3 min readMay 26, 2021

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Keeping your medical data private

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