Archive - Running Ideas

May 2025

No one knows what a body can do

Here are some clichés you’ll hear at ultramarathons.

May 13 •

December 2024

2024 Music Roundup

Life continues not to be a mistake, in no small part thanks to music.

Dec 28, 2024 •

2024 Reading Roundup

I read a lot in 2024 (41 books as of writing, which may be more than I ever have).

Dec 27, 2024 •

September 2024

Letting animals off the hook

Are other animals morally responsible for their good and bad behavior?

Sep 30, 2024 •

What I've been reading

Fall 2024 edition

Sep 23, 2024 •

June 2024

The world is weird and wonderful

The world is weird and wonderful.

Jun 14, 2024 •

Good stuff I read, listened to or watched

Jun 5, 2024 •

May 2024

The cicada, the octopus, and the tortoise

Meaningful life histories

May 31, 2024 •

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