Written by Rufus

Rufus considers the risks with implicit questions in his theory of questions.

Then we dive into the thirty eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, Back to the Races, in which Saskia heads to Lone Star Park, the horse racetrack in Dallas.

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Rufus describes his concept of negligent parenting.

Then we dive into the thirty seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, Where Are You?, in which Mica waits for Saskia to return.

Here's a link to Terry's book Mean Genes.

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Rufus muses on the role of luck in our lives.

Then we dive into the thirty sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, Five Out of Six, in which Saskia follows up on her plan to pay for her hotel with another lottery ticket.

As promised here is a link to the splendid non-profit, BEAM (Bridge to Entering Advanced Mathematics).

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Rufus compares audiobooks to written text.

Then we dive into the thirty fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Weight of the Pen, in which Saskia makes a note of the lottery numbers.

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Rufus talks about chipping away at things.

Then we dive into the thirty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, Biased by What Had Yet to Happen, in which Saskia embraces her Dallas trip.

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Rufus describes how a certain aspect of a book’s structure can be a good metaphor for life and the world around us.

Then we dive into the thirty third chapter of The Curve of Time, The Pen, n which Saskia wrestles with duplication from time travel.

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Rufus makes the case that iteration is crucially important to … everything.

Then we dive into the thirty second chapter of The Curve of Time, To Texas, in which Saskia heads to Texas to change the past.

Also, check out my aunt Ev Hales giving a gorgeous watercolor demonstration. And my friend Kalid’s website Better Explained and his description of the Blurry to Sharp approach to learning.

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Rufus mulls what it means to do research.

Then we dive into the thirty first chapter of The Curve of Time, Blobs in a Box, in which Saskia and Mica spend time looking into Saskia’s next steps.

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Rufus muses about concurrently holding contradictory ideas in your head.

Then we dive into the thirtieth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Bridge to Far in which Mica encourages Saskia to consider how else she can wield her superpower for good.

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Rufus spends a few words on saying goodbye.

Then we dive into the twenty ninth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Witness to Your Own Death? in which Saskia’s double, Sienna, wrestles with some of the implications of time travel while heading back to LA to find her phone.

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