Moonglow
"What was it for?" I said. "What did you do with the snake poop?" "There was a professor at Miami. In the biology department. A herpetologist. He agreed to take a look at it." "And?" "He felt confident it was not the fecal matter of a boa constrictor." "So it was an...
Naive. Super
A human being weighing 70 kilograms contains among other things: - 45 litres of water - Enough chalk to whiten a chicken pen - Enough phosphorus for 2,200 matches - Enough fat to make approximately 70 bars of soap - Enough iron to make a two inch nail - Enough carbon...
In Persuasion Nation
My AmendmentMr Terence Rackman Leadtown Courier-Examiner Leadtown, PA, 13245 Re: "Not in This Town, Friend," June 15 issue, "My Turn" Lifestyle Section Dear Mr. Rackman, Very much enjoyed your recent article and wish to weigh in with some of my thoughts on this...
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Six Trends. To give some coherence to the many developments that make up our species’ retreat from violence, I group them into six major trends. The first, which took place on the scale of millennia, was the transition from the anarchy of the hunting, gathering, and...
Forty Stories
Overnight To Many Distant CitiesIn London I met a man who was not in love. Beautiful shoes, black as black marble, and a fine suit. We went to the theatre together, matter of a few pounds, he knew which plays were the best plays, on several occasions he brought his...