Steve Martin 

Permanent resident of Japan since 1983, undergrad biology lab director, Assoc. Prof. Linguistics, Ministry of Ed. Textbook Committee, activist for the homeless, handicapped, students, and educators in Japan and Cambodia. Likes his beer cold.

Hi Mia.

Just heading for bed after a thoughtful exchange with Gaz. Now HE is a writer's writer. Myself, I don't consider nearly as talented as most of the people I regularly read on substack ... but maybe resourceful in wrestling with profound confusion.

And I think your writing, even compared with many educated native speakers of English,…

He Warned Us—And Still, We Forgot to Doubt

NHi Gaz.

Just got back from a bit of cherry blossom viewing over a beer to find this thoughtful comment. If you haven't done so already, I hope you weave the best of your posts and comments into a book or two, including a voice recording for those of us puttering around the house or in the car. Not only are we on the same track, but I am …

Can Popper’s Ghost Loosen the Chains of Technocracy?
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Hi Mia.

Haven't finished or published "The Waters of March" yet. If I were on a schedule, I'd be way behind.

I have some mixed opinions on reading professional philosophers. When I switched from biology to philosophy during my undergrad years, I transferred to a larger (more competitive?) school, UNC-Chapel Hill ... but had a very mixed ex…

He Warned Us—And Still, We Forgot to Doubt