Carry the Catalyst (Away)

I have been interested in abiogenesis for most of my adult life. I was writing about the chemistry of the first cells on this blog twenty years ago, and at the University of Florida I approached a neighboring question from another direction.

Collections of Atoms III: Coexistence to Communion

Peaceful coexistence sounds like a treaty signed between strangers. You remain there. I remain here. Neither of us destroys the other. The border holds.

Collections of Atoms II: Description Becomes Causation

A thermostat contains a model of the room.

Collections of Atoms I: Models as Translation

One of my favorite exchanges in The Office comes in Season 2, when Jim asks Dwight, “Hey, Dwight. As Sempai, do you think there is ever going to be a day where humans and robots can peacefully co-exist?”

A Time for Choosing

Ronald Reagan’s A Time for Choosing still has moral force because it names a real danger:

Voters As Suspects & Elites As Sacred

America has real emergencies to manage. Fake war and fake voter fraud are distractions from real climate and real democracy emergencies.

Learning & Moral Geometry

I remember a poster quote:

“To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”