Why Is a Raven Like a Writing-Desk? On the Uses and Limitations of Mathematical Models

Why Is a Raven Like a Writing-Desk? On the Uses and Limitations of Mathematical Models

Erica Thompson Considers the Metaphors of the Numerical World

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What Happens When a Novelist “Overparents” Their Characters? How to Avoid Helicopter Authoring

What Happens When a Novelist “Overparents” Their Characters? How to Avoid Helicopter Authoring

Allegra Goodman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 9, 2022

Why All Writers, Especially Novelists, Are Political: Which is Why Novels Can Change the World

Why All Writers, Especially Novelists, Are Political: Which is Why Novels Can Change the World

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 9, 2022

When Cultures Collide: In Praise of Transnational Literature

When Cultures Collide: In Praise of Transnational Literature

Elizabeth Shick Recommends Imbolo Mbue, Min Jin Lee, Mohsin Hamid, and More

By Elizabeth Shick | December 9, 2022

Why, in Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like “Deliberate Calm”

Why, in Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like “Deliberate Calm”

Aaron De Smet in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 9, 2022

Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Pacifism As For Its Sacrifice in Battle

Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Pacifism As For Its Sacrifice in Battle

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