Category Archives: Life

An Open Letter to the Wizards of Smart

Posted on 15 March 2013 by Cephas

A guest post by Pete Hitzeman   Dear educated so-and-so’s of every stripe, We need to have a heart-to-heart. I admire the years of work and dedication you’ve put into getting where you are. I know, from my own intellectual … Continue reading →

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Where do I stand?

Posted on 28 February 2013 by dlhitzeman

Someone commented on a Facebook post today that she wasn’t really sure if she ever really knows where I stand on the issues I tend to discuss on Facebook and elsewhere. The fact is that I’m not trying to be … Continue reading →

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The only way is forward

Posted on 27 January 2013 by dlhitzeman

I don’t know about you, but the past few years have been particularly rough ones for me. To be fair, some of that roughness has been self-inflicted, but there as been as much or more coming from outside as there … Continue reading →

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Philosophy: Thinking about radically extended life

Posted on 7 September 2012 by dlhitzeman

David Ewing Duncan recently gave a TED interview about the possibilities–and problems–created by the fact that we are figuring out how to radically extend life as part of his promotion of his new book When I’m 164: The new science … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Philosophy: Short Circuit to Life

Posted on 9 June 2012 by dlhitzeman

"Why" from Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham (http://www.phdcomics.com/)
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