carlo rovelli: things versus happenings

i’m listening to the carlo rovelli episode of on being and it’s one of the few that really stretches me. the way he talks about math and physics in some ways is really elegant and in other ways is just way over my head. that said, there are still some interesting takeaways.

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two more random train encounters

in the last month, i’ve had three random, really positive encounters on the train. one of them i’ve already written about and the other two happened in the last two weeks.

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pádraig ó tuama on understanding: sectarianism is belonging gone bad (part 4)

last thought inspired by pádraig ó tuama’s on being interview (really this time).

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alternative futures: the culture core - part 2 (DRAFT)

note: this is another draft for a piece i’ll submit to the alternative futures project i’ve launched with my friend grant. i think i’m going to string this piece together with two others (the clock and the culture core) to make a single story that is three different places at the same time. we’ll see if it works…

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pádraig ó tuama on understanding: the interrelationship between private and public life (part 3)

ok. last thought inspired by pádraig ó tuama’s on being interview. at one point in the show, pádraig dropped this line:

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