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At a cliff-side temple on the tropical island of Bali, an unexpected group of criminals is running one of the…
1. NYT on human challenge trials. 2. Notes on spite. 3. Henry Oliver on Rear Window. 4. ” Alexandria – a…
In my first year of grad school, one of my professors had a long list of “forbidden words”. These were…
For my wedding anniversary, I designed and had hand-woven in Afghanistan a rug for my microbiologist wife. The rug mixes…
This was by far the longest trip I ever have done, at about seven weeks, and I did it by…
Circa WWI: Before the War Office had awoken to the demands of modern war, the Admiralty had. Put in its…
We’re bringing back price theory with our series on Price Theory problems with Professor Bryan Cutsinger. You can see all of…
1. Chinese temples are being transformed into consumption opportunities, https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017275 2. Andrew Batson visits India, https://andrewbatson.com/2025/07/27/india-and-the-invidious-comparison-with-china/ 3. New paper on…
Time again for another one of my multi-post deep dives into a book I found interesting. This time, the book…
The British Locomotives Act of 1865 contained a red flag provision: …while any Locomotive is in Motion, [one of the…