Stories by benbreen

The Lone Volcano in California's Central Valley

The Radicalism of William James: Essays on Consciousness

Turning Points: A meeting with Enrico Fermi (2004)

Sul Ross Desk

Tests for consciousness in humans and beyond

Luster Lost: Pondering the way that physical objects degrade over time

Scientists built their own Stone Age tools to figure out how they were used

How likely are chance resemblances between languages? (2002)

The Institute for Illegal Images

Mystery Airship

Bookish Diversions: Do Audiobooks Count?

How well can AI imitate an early modern doctor?

Antarctic English

Solar storms, ice cores and nuns' teeth: the new science of history

Just Live

What do we get wrong about the Byzantine Empire?

Hex Marks the Spot

An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?

The long-running joke of a moon made of cheese

How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?

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