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Don't blame the experts...

Is sex binary?

Is religious belief inevitable?

Some thoughts on the aesthetics of architecture During a recent discussion of the brutalist style of architecture (the discussants all hated it, some quite passionately) I found myself reflecting on the fascinating variety of aesthetic standards people us…

Market humanism The neoliberal model driving United States economic policy since the 1970s has failed and needs to be replaced.

For Margaret My youngest sister Margaret was diagnosed with an advanced throat cancer several years ago and died last Fall, leaving a big hole in my universe.

My Maine State Senator called me a socialist but ignored my question to him...

Five perspectives on the self Our brains are lying to us.

Scouts or Warriors (In response to the person who insisted on believing the science he learned in high school - decades ago.)

Is there a valid scientific identifier for either gender or sex?

Diversity versus binaries People forget two important facts about Nature: • Nature does not deal in binary categories. • Nature depends on diversity for survival.