Aphasia Noun: Loss of ability to understand or express speech, most often caused by brain damage. Example: “Just because you can’t remember anyone’s name doesn’t mean you are s...Read More
Against Empathy by Paul Bloom In this short book Bloom argues against the instinctive empathy that drives so much of our reaction to events. It is good he argues to have sympathy for those suffering o...Read More
GewGaw Noun: A Bauble or Trinket. Often showy but useless. In Yiddish a Gewgaw is a Tschotske. Variant spelling is Geegaw. Example: Grandma’s house was full of treasured but worthless gewgaws. T...Read More
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Black Lives Matter has been on the agenda longer than Covid 19. Gladwell sees the issues of race from both sides and tells some stories that allowed me to see ...Read More