The Minister’s Problem

The minister thinks it his problem to smooth congregational feathers. Not so: truth soothes, but it also disturbs. The minister’s main business is truth. It is for the rest of us to be of even temper, thick of skin, and to know the difference between being offended...

Argument

It’s not important to be right at the beginning of an argument, but it is important to be more right when it concludes. – E.O. 

AI vs. Human

AI vs. Human Artificial Intelligence is pretty amazing. Certainly a lot of people with money are investing in it, worried that if they don’t, they and their products will be left behind and swept away. I’ve played some chess games against computer programs, which I...

Embryo Organization

“Human and other mammalian embryos were once thought to become organized and give their constituent cells definite fates only after implantation in the womb; now it is found that the embryo begins differentiation and develops a ‘top-bottom axis’ guiding future...

Idea Idols

It’s best to not cling too tightly to your own ideas, lest you make them into idols that control you. – E.O.