Reading
On books, reading, and writers.
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Selective Breeding for Longevity: A long-term experiment on the genetics of lifespan
In his science fiction novel Methuselah’s Children, Robert Heinlein described a clan whose members become unusually old without showing signs of frailty. Later in the…
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Rejecting Authenticity: It’s more important that it’s good
It doesn’t matter much if it’s authentic. What matters is if it’s good. Good and inauthentic is better than bad and authentic. This is true…
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Living: Defined by Ernest Hemingway
Dying was nothing and he had no picture of it nor fear of it in his mind. But living was a field of grain blowing…
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Consider the Fish: Is it fine to fish for pleasure?
Fishing is a bit cruel but also makes me feel closer to nature. Jon Ontario talks about this conundrum here. It’s the same tension David…
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Preparation Charter Houses: Better than university?
The two most interesting ideas on what could replace college I’ve come across are charter houses and The Preparation. Charter houses, proposed by Slime Mold…
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Where the Mountains are Nameless: The Spell of the Yukon
There’s a land where the mountains are nameless, And the rivers all run God knows where; There are lives that are erring and aimless, And…
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