How does your mind work? Has there ever been anyone who didn’t spend time musing on that question? What we can dub “Mind Studies” is a rather popular genre of literature. Not only are there the books written by psychologists and neuropsychologists and biologists and economists, but every self-help book ever written fits into the same category. Discover how your mind works and you can unlock the key to making it work better. So, if I told you I recently read one of the most fascinating books on … [Read more...] about Your Mind is an Arrant Thief
Vladimir Nabokov
Pnin, Portrait of a Professor?
Shortly after I first became a professor, I read Nabokov’s novel, Pnin. (No, sorry, I have absolutely no idea how to pronounce that name.) I had fond memories, very fond memories, of the book. In a fit of nostalgia, I decided to reread it. A stunning experience. Either I have changed a lot since I first read the book or the book has changed a lot. (The latter possibility is tempting to embrace. Imagine a world in which books really do change between readings. You … [Read more...] about Pnin, Portrait of a Professor?