The Hue and Cry

For anyone who cares, below is a blow-by-blow account of a recent trip to Athens.  Sunday . Arrived in Athens around 11:30 at my hote...

Just saw a wonderful film: A Separation . I can't even begin to detail the rich and intriguing (but not complicated) plot. It is an emot...

[Delivered in the Hilliard Ward, Sept. 23, 2012] How much is a human soul worth? How can we calculate its value? One way would be to ...

Below is some recent research on parenting . The endorsement of "authoritative parenting" is not particularly new, and I'm not...

Clint Eastwood at RNC: Instant classic. But probably not for the reason Romney hoped.

So, why didn't the folks in the Titanic just hop on the iceberg? Functional fixedness ! The most famous cognitive obstacle to innovati...

I've been busy lately, but I think I can resume some measure of blogging at this point. I've been meaning to point readers to an art...

Would the death star be economically feasible? Kevin Drum says yes : There's been a lot of loose talk about the Death Star lately. I wan...

So, apparently the new sports crush is New York Knick point guard Jeremy Lin. I can't say I'm not also caught up in the hype: from w...

Our son, Stephen, seems to have entered the stage of perfect cuteness. Not a day goes by when he doesn't say something clever. And his h...

Sorry about the lack of posting lately -- still trying to navigate my new identity. Anyway, a mesmerizing video below of the London Tube. Fo...

A number of exciting things have happened to 8-year-old Nora in 2011. In the spring, both her grandparents were able to come to Ohio for her...