How to think more and better about your life and the world in which you live
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Are You Getting Enough Vitamin P?
Author’s note: This essay was originally published on Nov 20, 2025. Enjoy!
People can be so annoying. They fail to thank us for all the things we do for them. They cut us off in traffic or take the parking space that, to our way of thinkin...
Should We Trust Science?
Scientific predictions can be mistaken, and scientific hypotheses—even those that are widely accepted—can be invalidated. Scientific studies can also disagree, meaning that they can’t all be right. Feelers routinely cite this as evidence th...
Dementia Tests, Reconsidered
Author’s note: This essay was originally published on October 12, 2025. Enjoy!
As you get older, you will be asked to take medical tests. First comes a colonoscopy, maybe at age 45, and when you turn 65, your doctor might start giving you...
Do You Need to Drink Eight 8-Ounce Glasses of Water a Day?
You’ve doubtless encountered the advice to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. I’ve heard it many times, on one occasion from a doctor. Feelers will likely act on this advice. It is, after all, what “they say.” Thinkers, however, wi...
Why Doesn't Substack Have a Brain Icon?
Author’s note: This essay was originally published on February 1, 2026. Enjoy!
Emojis play an important role in today’s communication landscape. They include happy faces, sad faces, and angry faces; praying hands, hands with thumbs up, and...
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I am emeritus professor of philosophy, author of nine(ish) books (depending on how you count them), and have played a role in the 21st century renaissance of interest in Stoicism. I am also a curious fellow, in at least two senses of the word.
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