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Fortune Cookie Science, SITG, Richard Dawkins, 2016, Squid Ink, Minority Rule

FORTUNE-COOKIE SCIENCE (Facebook), definition: an understanding of science, probability & rationality obtained via slogans of the type found in Chinese restaurants’ fortune cookies, particularly easy to spread on the web. The other night at a party. (Facebook) “How do your books differ from those of [X]?”. Me: “I don’t know I don’t often read contemporary […]

Orthodox Good Friday in Damascus

Orthodox Good Friday in Damascus last night. ISIS is at the gates, 4 miles away. Greek Orthodoxy was born in Syria (Antioch) and will stay there. via Timeline Photos – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.