Readers intent on enlightening me often send me books and essays written by them or, less often, others. Now and then one of these offerings grabs my attention before I hit “delete.” A recent example: ...

“My mother made me a scientist,” recalled physicist Isidor Rabi, Nobel Prize laureate. “‘Izzy,’ she would say, ‘did you ask a good question today?’” Another Nobel laureate, Elie Wiesel, has likewise ...

This blog is a bit of a departure for me. While I like to write about topics most people can easily relate to, this piece gets to the heart of many personal feelings, thoughts, and beliefs. Yet, ...