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Here’s my son’s Gandalf the Grey Halloween costume. Courtesy of my wife.
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So when I look at a place like this planet, with strong gravity and a good temperature – all those conditions are just perfect. It would be easier for life to evolve on that planet than on Earth. So, heck I’m pretty sure there’s life there. Maybe you won’t be filming Corona commercials on the…
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I have discovered the best snack mix known to man. It’s cheap, it only has 3 ingredients, it tastes great, and I’m going to tell you how to make it. Ladies and gentleman somewhat hungry in the middle of the afternoon, I give you Upper Monkey Mix. Ingredients A bunch of chocolate chips A bunch…
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… a literary revolution is at hand. First we had slow food, then slow travel. Now, those campaigns are joined by a slow-reading movement – a disparate bunch of academics and intellectuals who want us to take our time while reading, and re-reading. They ask us to switch off our computers every so often and…
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I have never wanted to recommend so wholeheartedly a book that I’ve felt was so preposterous. And I mean that most un-ironically. Is there a book anywhere so deeply weird and fascinating as this one? In short, The Origin of Consciousness suggests that until well after the invention of writing mankind was not conscious. This…