In Search of Enlightenment

A political philosopher's reflections on politics, philosophy, science, medicine and law. "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity" (Immanuel Kant, 1784).

Sunday, June 08, 2025

A "Hack"

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I am re-reading The War of Art , a book I read about 6 years ago and blogged about back then . I find the book a fascinating and moving re...

Friday, June 06, 2025

Taurine and Aging

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Science has a new study on the effects of taurine on aging. The editor's abstract: Some studies (including work published in 2023 by ...

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Drone footage of places I have lived

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Drone footage of places I have had the good fortune to live over the past have a century. Hamilton (25 years) Bristol (3 years) Aberdeen ...

Sunday, May 11, 2025

One Health and Geroscience

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I was very pleased to learn the news that the journal Bioscience has accepted for publication my latest paper on translational gerontology ...

Friday, May 09, 2025

Gone Writing!

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I am in the final push to complete a manuscript that brings together the past decade of my research on longevity science. Blogging mig...

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

The Biological Basis of Beauty

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From the journal Biological Reviews , the abstract: ABSTRACT The world around us is full of beauty. Explaining a sense of the beautiful ha...

Saturday, May 03, 2025

Views on the Role of Scientists in Policymaking

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PEW has some interesting survey data on the (US) public's attitudes towards science and policy making here . This issue is, in my opini...

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