Edward Witten

Edward Witten Incredible Humans, a series (part 4) Edward Witten is a theoretical physicist, but hold on; don’t leave yet! This guy is really worth learning about. He is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, where intellectual peers such as Albert Einstein, Hermann Weyl, John von Neumann, and Kurt … Read moreEdward Witten

I Have Nothing To Hide

By chance I sat with a woman at lunch. We were both attending an educational conference. I remembered her because she was attending the conference from a distant African location, Zimbabwe. This was the main reason that I took notice of her. Many years later, when I was much more into world events, I noticed … Read moreI Have Nothing To Hide

The Right vs. The Left

My friends have described me as liberal although I think of myself as conservative. I have argued about this extensively and have concluded that the prevailing political models and theories simply do not provide for misfits such as I. Now if this were science instead of politics, I’d say that the anomalies to the theory … Read moreThe Right vs. The Left

Jordan B. Peterson

Jordan B. Peterson Incredible Humans, A Series (part 3) I first found Dr. Jordan Peterson last May while I was working on my third installment of this “Incredible Humans” series. Graduation and the chaos that it routinely spawns in my life prevented me from sharing it then. After that, I immersed myself into publishing my … Read moreJordan B. Peterson

TRUTH vs. truth

My whole life I’ve heard religious folk claim special knowledge of divine TRUTH. They often speak of it expansively and in exaggerated verbal tones in order to add greater weight to their use of the term. For instance, some recognized authority may attempt to quell a spiritual rebellion by admonishing the subversive sinners not to … Read moreTRUTH vs. truth