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• Uncertainty About the Future as a Factor in Declining Fertility

  Anna Louie Sussman, Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All. NYTimes, May 7, 2026. The collective reluctance to procreate is... Read more

  The 07 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Some Other Flowers

  

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  The 07 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Invention and Greatness: Jevons, Linnaeus, Darwin, and Pound’s Typology [MR-Aux]

  I was curious about the fact that Jevons is barely even mentioned in Cowen’s recent book, GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter... Read more

  The 07 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Will AI Increase the Value of Traditional Credentialing?

  I will also take the other side of this bet.As things stand, AI will increase the value of traditional credentialing, especially elite ones.Will colleges do a... Read more

  The 07 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• The Irises Have Arrived!

  

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  The 06 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• A God That’s Useful for Pastoral Purposes is Different from the Theologian’s God

  I recently had a long conversation with Claude that started with the anthropic principle and worked its way through Copernicus to cosmology in general to the... Read more

  The 06 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Korea Sells “one-a-day” Banana Packs

  Did you know Korea sells “one-a-day” banana packs?Instead of every banana ripening at once, each one is at a different stage.One is ready today.The next one is... Read more

  The 06 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Contrasting Reflections

  

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  The 05 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Pretty Woman [Media Notes 179]

  I’ve seen Pretty Woman (1990) at least three times, once when it came out, once before on streaming, and just last night. I like it. It’s a nice romantic... Read more

  The 05 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• MA Programme in Philosophy at USI Lugano

  If you are a philosophy or physics student who is about to complete a BA/BS or MA/MS and would like to pursue philosophy of physics, you should definitely have ... Read more

  The 05 may 2026 by   Wuthrich
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