Category: science
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On Lying
The first of April is probably a good day to talk about lying. I recently finished reading Sam Harris’s short essay on the topic, which is called, no lie, Lying. In it, he explores the rationality of communicating things that are not true, and comes to the conclusion that it is wrong to lie. Yeah.…
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Book Review: Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer
Memory is often taken for granted in a world where paper and transistors store information better than neurons ever could. Moonwalking With Einstein shines a much-needed light on the art of memorization. It could have been a dry collection of basic science and light philosophy on the subject, but Foer makes it riveting by telling…
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Creativity vs. Teamwork
When I was a kid, my report cards would often describe me as “an independent worker.” It’s one step above “doesn’t play well with others,” I suppose, but I wasn’t exactly a collaborator. As an adult, I get similar descriptions on my performance evaluations at jobs and grad school. But see, you know that saying about how if…
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