Ramblebrain

Thoughts on nature, science, language, philosophy, old blues songs...whatever strikes my fancy

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Notes on Reason and Empathy

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Have you ever noticed how some people will get all red-faced and blustery, and then say, “I think with logic, not emotion!!” I've heard ...
Sunday, April 8, 2018

On Political Moderation (In Moderation)

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Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. - W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming Pho...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Certainty, Censorship, and the Spirit of Liberty

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The best thing I've read in the past year is a speech that Judge Learned Hand gave to a group of immigrants who had just become American...
Friday, November 3, 2017

Russian Bots and Our Own Worst Enemy

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Last night I did a silly thing. I wrote a long, hotheaded, self-righteous Facebook rant urging people to be less hotheaded and self-righteou...
Monday, October 23, 2017

Morning Thoughts on Freedom of Speech

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I woke up this morning thinking about freedom of speech, and what it means. Yes, that is kinda weird. But it's a topic that's been o...
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Ramblebrain
I'm a reference librarian in Colorado. The Colorado part is because I like exploring big western landscapes, and the reference librarian part is because I'm interested in almost everything and want people to be as smart and informed as possible. Sometimes that's an uphill battle. I'm particularly interested in nature, science, critical thinking, and trying to convince people how cool all those things are.
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