Our final day in Seoul was immemorable. Not much to say, so I have inserted comments on an issue of Skeptical Inquirer entitled The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe . I'm hoping to finish reading a paperback I have brought on this trip, A History of Japan . Only three of 18 chapters left. During long trips, I always bring along magazine subscriptions like Scientific America n and Skeptical Inquirer , for they are both demanding of too much concentration, and keep piling up. The one I'm on is Volume 49, Number 4, July/August 2025. This issue is especially interesting, pretty much summarizing their 50 years of publishing, with articles that swiftly summarize those topics of greatest interest to most. The fellows of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry include people like Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan (wife of Carl Sagan), David Morrison (you don't know him, but I do, for I once was a colleague of his at the Un...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.