Essay

On London, Curveballs, …

The plane is descending into London. If this were any other time, I’d be ecstatic–I love London. However, this time London was not my destination. So, then, why then am I minutes from landing in Heathrow Airport?

This trip’s debacle is thanks to a maintenance issue with my United flight. Can the …

The Nature of Science

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Image Source: Eric Fisk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scientific_Universe.png

In my last essay I wrote about the intersection of science, technology, and society, along with how the intersection of those three is tricky, but important, to understand.

Okay, then let’s try to tackle …

Are You Ready for 2017?

I was writing a post as the news of Carrie Fisher’s death came across the wire, and then not long after came the news of the passing of author Richard Adams. I was writing about something else, but that can wait. New topic.

Look, in many ways, for many reasons and for many of us, 2016 was a tough …