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• Not Schrödinger’s

  

  It’s quite a dilemma.  It’s Schrödinger’s cat without the box.  Well, it’s a dead cat in my yard.  It’s not my cat and I only know about it because the next-doo... Read more

  The 26 April 2025 by   Steveawiggins
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• From the Grave

  

  “Macabre” is a word of uncertain etymological origin. One of the most convincing arguments that I’ve read is that it derives from Hebrew qbr, a root associated... Read more

  The 25 April 2025 by   Steveawiggins
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• Shadow off Campus

  

  I’ve been to quite a few academic conferences in my life. Some have been held in neighborhoods declared “unsafe.” I even had a job interview in a hotel room... Read more

  The 24 April 2025 by   Steveawiggins
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• Saint Francis

  

  With the death of the most saint-like Pope in living memory, it feels a little like fate that I’d seen Conclave just three days before. Francis was the only Pop... Read more

  The 23 April 2025 by   Steveawiggins
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