One of my favorite words from divinity school is “liminality” – it’s a description of the betwixt-and-between, the neither-here-nor-there. The gap between life and death is liminal space. The pause before the chorus Good Vibrations is a liminal space. There are just three rules for liminal space, as far as I can tell. First, we’re […]
Lessons from Hans Rosling It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. * Hans Rosling passed away this week, and the world is already missing his insightful, impassioned analysis. I spent a wistful evening reviewing my favorite Rosling talks and exploring the terrific […]