Reviewing the Slate
Posted on Feb 26, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology
Hive - Chapter 1 - The Hangover
Posted on Jul 25, 2004 | Last Updated May 18, 2006
Sometimes you just don't know what you're getting into...
Hive, Chapter 1
June 22, 2008 Newsletter
Posted on Jun 21, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
June 22, 2008 Newsletter with photos of Hayden, Harvestmen and a physics cartoon.
June 22, 2008 Newsletter
Hole in my Heel
Posted on Jan 27, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
The story of how I survived a wound that killed legendary Achilles.
achilles heel, severed tendon
My feelings on God
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
My personal views on God.
agnostic, agnosticism, atheism, god, religion debate
Reflections and Infections
Posted on Jul 10, 2018 | Last Updated Jul 10, 2018
An essay about the need for more philosophy (love of wisdom) in an age of growing xenophobia.
wisdom, philosopher, leaders, tyrants
Crab Cones - Leftover Chef
Posted on Apr 25, 2006 | Last Updated May 17, 2006
How to make a meal out of random ingredients in your pantry.
recipe, crab
Return to Norton Middle School
Posted on Apr 4, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
school
How can I help fund the Shawn Olson Creative Arts?
Posted on Jul 18, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
You can help fund Shawn Olson by spreading the word, adding links, or donating.
donate money, donations, help, support, benefactor, fund
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
Posted on Oct 25, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
civil rights movement, rosa parks, racial tension, hatred, affirmative action, xenophobia
