The New Republic

18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently

February 6, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Carolyn Gregoire for The Huffington Post. To read the complete article, learn more about The Post, check out other articles, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. Illustration…

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Future Shlock: Meet the two-world hypothesis and its havoc

December 9, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Evgeny Morozov for The New Republic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The sewing machine was the smartphone of…

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The Stylish Steven Pinker

September 4, 2014

I have just read and will soon review Steven Pinker’s latest book, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, published by Viking/The Penguin Group (September 2014). Steven offers three reasons why, in communications…

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Art Kleiner on “The Importance of Being Mindful”

March 20, 2014

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article written by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. In it, he shares his thoughts about the relevance of mindfulness to workplace performance. To read the complete article, check out…

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Maria Konnikova: An interview by Bob Morris

February 26, 2013

Maria Konnikova is the author of the New York Times bestseller, MASTERMIND: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes. She writes the weekly “Literally Psyched” column for Scientific American, where she explores the intersection of literature and psychology, and formerly wrote the…

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Janet Malcolm, The Art of Nonfiction No. 4: An Interview

July 14, 2011

Not everyone is aware of the fact that there is a wealth of priceless intellectual capital available at the website of The Paris Review. If you are seeking delicious brain food, look no further. “Founded in Paris by Harold L.…

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Andrew Sullivan on Montaigne: “The Great Blogger”

December 20, 2010

Here is one of my favorite Andrew Sullivan blog posts in which he discusses Sarah Bakewell’s brilliant book, How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, about Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, author…

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