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How Science is Reshaping the Race Debate

Posted on May 17, 2019 by arjaybe

I’ve written about racism before. I think I’ve made it clear that I don’t think science can justify dividing us into “races.” The similarities among us are too great, and the differences within the “races” are also too great. As … Continue reading →

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Transliterations of Alien Texts

Posted on March 30, 2019 by arjaybe

People ask why I use human referents in my stories about aliens. Why, for instance, did Archie take the name Archimedes when his history doesn’t include Archimedes? Shouldn’t Archie have named himself after a great mathematician from his own world? … Continue reading →

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What Emotion is That?

Posted on June 3, 2018 by arjaybe

Photo Credit: .kleine. cc-by-nc-sa. via The Only Emotions I Can Feel are Anger and Fear â€“ The Seattle Star You don’t have to be a psychopath or a sociopath to have trouble feeling or identifying your emotions. You could have … Continue reading →