Late night thoughts on listening to Mahler's Ninth symphony

The unforgettable fire

The corner of the eye

Making science work

Alchemy

Clever animals

On smell

My magical metronome

On speaking of speaking

Seven wonders

The artificial heart

Things unflattened by science

Basic science and the Pentagon

Science and "science"

On the need for asylums

Altruism

Falsity and failure

On medicine and the bomb

The problem of dementia

The lie detector

Some scientific advice

The attic of the brain

Humanities and science

On matters of doubt

Late night thoughts on listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony.