Are these insoluble mysteries? If you have to still ask, you haven't read the answer.
Lawrence Winkler is a physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His molecules have morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Monday, 25 June 2018
AI Rest My Case
A machine held its own in a debate with humans this week. But this house believes that intelligence is pointless if you can’t crack a joke.
Saturday, 23 June 2018
The Weird, Ever-Evolving Story of DNA
Carl Zimmer’s sprawling new book forces readers to reconsider what they think they know about genetics and heredity.
Friday, 22 June 2018
In Praise of (Occasional) Bad Manners
Politeness is often the veneer that disguises our most barbaric instincts—as a look to the past reminds us.
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