(3/5) Off to meet the noble guardian of a defenceless community of timid intellectuals.

(1/5) The most insufferable academic in existence.

On the genius of John Clarke

On the genius of John Clarke

A renowned professor accepts advice from lesser minds.

Not everyone is brave enough to chronicle the worst mistake of their life.

A rare hopeful take on the rise of AI, and the problem of consciousness, and the nature of scientific discovery

An unpleasant encounter with an ordinary person.

The heartwarming tale of my attempt to destroy my academic nemesis, Dr. Jamie Bumbles.

One of the absolute most important keys to success, which most people are too chicken to include in their self-help books, is, of course: have a nemesis.

Desperate times call for extreme measures

The title is entirely descriptive and there is no twist

A dirty story of a dirty man, plus two more Beatles references.

(2/3) In which I disgrace myself before the worst professor I have ever met

(1/3) The approach to the twelfth floor.

(At least for the hero of this story)

ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on

Robert Caro's Power Broker, and some guides to powering through it.

This is definitely a piece of fiction

This is definitely a piece of fiction

It's all true and not a single bit is made up.

It's all true and not a single bit is made up.

Two black holes have collided and combined in the largest merger yet observed.

A report on some actual science

A report on some actual science

Three trials of a scientific paper writer: the first trial

Or: how to write an article that mentions Donald Trump yet remains frothy and whimsical. (Hopefully.)

It’s been so quiet here lately that you might be wondering whether this ‘Stack continues to exist.

I am in a panic.

I am in a panic.

(1/4) A sinking ship of science? What kind of a hackneyed metaphor is that?

The classic Hollywood rousing-climax speech.

The awards dinner