Gavril Nikolaev 
“A fact is a truth unsexed,” Kahlil Gibran wrote in his book of aphorisms “Sand and Foam.” Unsexed but essential, facts help us distinguish reality from fiction, real news from fake news. A good journalist will shape them into reports that later produce the knowledge necessary for a free and self-governing public — one of … Read more
. “We can be wrong, or we can know it, but we can’t do both at the same time,” Kathryn Schulz wrote while contemplating our lifelong adventures on the margin of error. It’s all too easy to forget this simple truth in the heat of an argument. So what can we do about it? Mortimer … Read more
“The computer is a new mirror, the first psychological machine. Beyond its nature as an analytical engine lies its second nature as an evocative object,” Sherry Turkle wrote while contemplating the human spirit in a computer culture. “I do not see that computers are bringing us one step nearer to anything that does matter to … Read more
Should you write about yourself? Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922–April 11, 2007) argues that being yourself on a page is the single most important element of your writing style. For the hesitant, his 1985 essay “How to Write with Style,” included in the anthology “How to Use the Power of the Printed Word,” serves as … Read more