The Psychology of Pessimism

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If the universe had a mood, it would be Monday. Entropy marches, coffee cools, batteries drain, and socks vanish into an event horizon behind the washing machine. Against this cosmic backdrop, optimism can feel like a form of bad arithmetic. Yet here we are—hairless apes who invented anesthesia and sourdough starters—still arguing about whether the glass is half full, half empty, or a … Read the rest

The Truth Of The Details

By Eric Le Roy

Content 18+ Recently, if you will excuse the pun, I have been ‘shanghaied’ by one of my Chinese students (a fine young lady attending university in England) to assist in her latest academic endeavor, an essay on the theme of “What is a university for?”

Dutifully, we both set about reading ‘secondary’ sources, which in academia count for more than one’s own ideas. My … Read the rest