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Good writing is an atom

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

The act of writing well is like an atom, or the universe. There is matter but it is thinly distributed, with lots of empty space in between. Removing this seeming nothingness won’t help, however. Its presence is necessary for things … Continue reading →

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A universe out of sight

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

We’ve been able to find that the universe is expanding faster than we thought. The LHC has produced the most data on one day. Good news, right? Continue reading →

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