Archive - Blackbirds and Biorisks

Paul Farmer's Legacy

The inspiration behind my "Giving What We Can" pledge, and the impact one year in

Apr 23, 2023 •

January 2023

Dulce et Decorum Est

Wilfred Owen on the mythology and reality of war

Jan 13, 2023 •

November 2022

Tools for information gathering

When people show you who they are, believe them - Maya Angelou

Nov 19, 2022 •

October 2022

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, Part 1

My favorite stanza from one of my favorite poems

Oct 29, 2022 •

Boston University Gain of Function Controversy

Headlines make this seem much worse than it really is- but we probably still should not be doing this!

Oct 20, 2022 •

One piece of wisdom from David Foster Wallace's masterpiece

Oct 15, 2022 •

All men kill the thing they love

Yet each man kills the thing he loves

Oct 8, 2022 •

Self Compassion

Short post on a short quote today:

Oct 1, 2022 •

September 2022

The Bell and the Blackbird

This week, we’ll be looking at just the first stanza of one of my all time favorite poems, The Bell and the Blackbird by David Whyte.

Sep 23, 2022 •

Be a creator of relationships, not a consumer of mates

On Yuval Noah Harari's wisdom on the misperceptions around romantic relationships

Sep 16, 2022 •

Helplessness Blues

Wisdom from Fleet Foxes

Sep 9, 2022 •

Be What You Pretend to Be

Ancient wisdom from Socrates

Sep 3, 2022 •

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