Here’s the overwhelming question.  How can a combination of amino acids write a symphony or join the Republican party or commit stock fraud or feel patriotism for a section of the earth which is, itself, no more than a combination of amino acids?  (“Science reveals the code of t

Whether or not Albert Einstein gave his brain to science may be a matter of debate, (Click) but it would be fascinating to compare his mind to Donald Trump’s.   Einstein’s IQ is 160 while Trump claims his is 156.  The number means less to me than how well a person g

The man I succeeded in public office liked to say, “Figures lie and liars figure.”  I won’t speak about liars but figures can be slippery. After 8 years of grappling with a county budget, I gained a healthy understanding that numbers have a plasticity.  Many assumptions are bu

During an In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)  segment of Public Broadcasting Service news (OPB),   Amanda Petrusich,  music critic for the New Yorker, spoke about the “outdated” notion that a work of art stands apart from the person who created it.  The theory is long-standing and k

Because we live in a chaotic universe, Robert Lowenstein believes we invent narratives to make sense of our surroundings.   (“The Stories We Fall For,” by Roger Lowenstein, Fortune, March 15, 2017, pg. 30).  I’m inclined to believe him. The world really is of our making. Here