Observations

3 07, 2016

Against Reading

By |2016-11-02T11:52:09-04:00July 3rd, 2016|2016, Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Journalism, July, Observations, Philosophy|0 Comments

Against Reading: why life is better spent doing other things. Ferreus. Hi, Procopius. What are you up to? Procopius. Hello, Ferreus. I’m just catching up on my reading. Ferreus. What magazine is that? Procopius. The Economist. It’s a bit stilted, but it helps me understand world affairs. Ferreus. I looked at it once. It was [...]

2 06, 2016

Lunar travels, earthly travails

By |2016-11-02T11:52:12-04:00June 2nd, 2016|2016, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, June, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, Writing|0 Comments

Lunar travels, earthly travails: from our fictional science correspondent. What different choices will our technology offer us? I recently traveled to the moon to get a better view of things. Not with Space-X or Virgin Lunar or other such transport, but by a method I cannot specify. What I mean is I cannot explain it [...]

4 05, 2016

Triumph of the Advocates

By |2016-11-02T11:52:13-04:00May 4th, 2016|2016, Academia, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, May, Observations, science, STEM, Writing|0 Comments

Triumph of the Advocates: a vision for this world, or the next. Lapidus. Hey you, Lepus! What are you doing there, sitting around? Are you stargazing? Lepus. Lapidus, what’s wrong? You look distressed. Lapidus. I’m tired, that is all. Perhaps that is the reason for my distress. I just dreamt the most amazing dream, a [...]

2 02, 2016

A Dream of Cicero

By |2016-02-03T13:14:43-05:00February 2nd, 2016|2016, Academia, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, February, History, Language, Literature, Observations|0 Comments

A Dream of Cicero   Marbles: What’s wrong, Swan? You look like you’ve seen a ghost. Swan: I have! I had a crazy dream last night I met Cicero. Marbles: You’re kidding. You’ve been reading your books too much. Swan: As little as I can, in fact, with all my teaching. I don’t have time [...]

26 11, 2015

Thinking and Thanking

By |2015-11-28T16:21:23-05:00November 26th, 2015|2015, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, Language, Literature, November, Observations, Religion|0 Comments

Rabbit: What are you doing, Hare? Hare: Nothing much, it seems. Rabbit: Ah, the dolce far niente again. It must be your modus vivendi. Hare: There's nothing like a mixture of languages to get me going. So what are you doing? Rabbit: Well, it's harvest season. I'm busy preparing for winter. Every day there seems more to do. [...]

10 11, 2015

STEM talks

By |2016-11-02T11:52:46-04:00November 10th, 2015|2015, Academia, Articles, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Everything Else, History, Language, November, Observations, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Grundlos: Watch out, you almost ran me over! Where are you rushing off to? Magnus: I'm off to give a talk and I'm in a hurry. Grundlos: What is the talk about? You're not very dressed up. Magnus: Look, that's not necessary. It's about the meaning of STEM. Grundlos: What is STEM? Magnus: Don't you [...]

12 08, 2015

Losing Greece

By |2019-08-07T19:32:58-04:00August 12th, 2015|2015, Articles, Economics, Europe, Everything Else, History, Observations|0 Comments

Losing Greece: its meaning for Europe, past and future. Overheard in a train station at the height of the Greek financial crisis, between two men of business. One, in middle age, is wearing a light-grey suit. The other, somewhat younger, is dressed in a blue coat and red bow-tie. They speak in German over their [...]

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