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Wrap your mind…II
Read more: Wrap your mind…IILast week I suggested there might be things our minds can’t really conceive of related to the universe in which we live. Here’s a similar concept. (This is what I get from sitting around […]
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Wrap your mind around this…
Read more: Wrap your mind around this…The human mind is a wonderful instrument, capable of intense reaches of imagination and ingenuity. With it, we’ve traveled the stars and delved into the interior of the atom. We’ve […]
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The Logic of Rules and Exceptions
Read more: The Logic of Rules and ExceptionsIt is a frequently stated truism that, “There is an exception to every rule.” But many people have pointed out that some rules seem to have no exceptions. Take, for example, the […]
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A Few Comments on Modern Word Usage
Read more: A Few Comments on Modern Word UsageI want to set down a few comments on word usages I’ve heard over the past several years. Two of these come from combat situations, which isn’t unlikely since we’re […]
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A review of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot, and some personal observations on the HeLa cell line
Read more: A review of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot, and some personal observations on the HeLa cell lineA few months ago, I found the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, on the New Releases shelf of a local bookstore. Interestingly, it’s become a […]
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Welcome to my blog
Read more: Welcome to my blogThis is a new blog I set up Sunday, May 2, 2010, and I’d like to welcome you to it. This is my first post, and a little explanation about this blog is […]