A little housekeeping. First, I've got a new website! The best part is the article archive. I've also got a few speaking gigs in the next month, in case you happen to be in the area. On Friday, I'll be at the Idea Festival in Louisville. On October 1, I'm at Georgia Tech. I'll be at the GAIN conference on 10/24, talking about Escoffier and cheap wine. On October 29, I've got the pleasure of interviewing Mark Jung Beeman (the scientist featured in my recent New Yorker article) at the Neuroleadership conference.
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