I had been losing sight, slowly at first, but later, scarily quickly. By the time I had my first surgery…

There was another one of those “we’re living in echo chambers” papers recently. It’s from the same data on science and conspiracy theory social…

It was one of those lovely, comfortable conversations between people who have known each other a long time. I took this selfie…

Update 2021: I wrote this post back in the Gamergate-affected Twitter era. While the issues here about degrees of separation are still…

Sometimes, all the implications of a new commitment can become clear in a single, blinding flash. But other times, realization creeps up…

She started by asking me something like, “We understand you know a lot about AIDS, is that right?” “A…

The one time I went flying off the side of a mountain on skis, I certainly didn’t mean to. Before I hit…

In a courtroom, the full power of the state comes down on an individual. No one should have to face that on…

It began, as life changes often do, when I bought a book. It was in Sydney and I wrote the year in…

I’m a child of the ‘60s. That helps explain my fascination with creating Pop Art like this blog’s banner. There’ll be quite…