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Posts published by “Zack Anderson”

The Pearl of Lao Tzu

A tale of ancient philosophers, murder-for-hire, and an elaborate hoax. 

Francis Bacon: The Sirens or Pleasure

THE FABLE of the Sirens is truly applied to the pernicious allurements of pleasure; but in a very poor and vulgar sense. For I find the wisdom of the ancients to be like grapes ill-trodden: something…

SF’s Big Seismic Gamble

Building more skyscrapers on landfill risks Poseidon's wrath.

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