One of my favourite kinds of movie is the American picaresque, in which the characters make their way across the country, learning about life against the gorgeous backdrops of that vast land.

Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single gene.

I don't think aggression works like thirst or sleep. I think aggression is more elicited by particular situations. I think it can be mitigated.

In societies no less than individuals, acknowledging our limitations may ultimately be more humane than denying them.

If the cartoon were completely accurate, though, life would be a cacophany of spoinks.

Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can create the illusion of being in an interesting world.

People consider the harms they inflict to be justified and forgettable, and the harms they suffer to be unprovoked and grievous.