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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
I read the article in the Nov. 22 issue about CeCe Moore, who uses genetics to solve cold cases. The article mentions her identifying the killer of a schoolteacher, who was raped and murdered in her home in Pennsylvania in 1992. This crime took place in my home town.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 05, 2021, 07:44:58 pm ---I'd also like to mention Nick Paumgarten's article on energy in the November 8 issue. It had a boring start for me but it picked up when he talked about wearables like Oura and the Whoop. They work at night too and I've been wondering what I could do to improve my sleep quality. My doctor wants me to take an expensive sleep test that is not covered by insurance. I'd like to use more low-tech ways to improve my sleep.
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A neighbor uses Oura and swears by it. I've been tempted myself.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 04, 2021, 11:38:12 am ---...delving into the book review for The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, which is coming out soon. By David Wengrow and David Graeber, who sadly died last year at the age of 59, it is in the vein of Sapiens, chronicling the decline of civilization from migratory hunting/gathering into agriculture and bureaucracy. I already read a review of it in The Atlantic.
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I now have a copy! I bought it at a used bookstore but it looks new. I'm starting with the chapter on urban civilizations in the Americas, sort of in the middle of the book. Reading all those book reviews, I don't have to start at the beginning!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 09, 2021, 07:07:20 pm ---I now have a copy! I bought it at a used bookstore but it looks new. I'm starting with the chapter on urban civilizations in the Americas, sort of in the middle of the book. Reading all those book reviews, I don't have to start at the beginning!
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Wow, keep us posted! I'd join you for a mini-bookclub but for some reason I found myself committing to try reading Infinite Jest.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 09, 2021, 10:14:37 pm ---Wow, keep us posted! I'd join you for a mini-bookclub but for some reason I found myself committing to try reading Infinite Jest.
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Isn't that like Proust? Goes on forever?
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