http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/ en Copyright 2024 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:44:24 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Magic by Numbers The New York Times, October 17, 2010 I recently wound up in the emergency room. Don't worry, it was probably nothing. But to treat my case of probably nothing, the doctor gave me a prescription for... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/201010magic_by_numbers.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/201010magic_by_numbers.html Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:44:24 -0500 The Weight at the Plate The New York Times, August 5, 2010 The Boston Red Sox haven't given their fans much to cheer about this summer so we've had to take our pleasure where we could find it, for... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/201008oped_contributor_the_weight_at.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/201008oped_contributor_the_weight_at.html Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:31:23 -0500 Times to Remember, Places to Forget The New York Times, December 31, 2009 Tonight, millions of Americans will raise a glass, sing the only three Scottish words they know and remember the past with an ineffable blend of sadness... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/201001times_to_remember_places_to_fo.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/201001times_to_remember_places_to_fo.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:54:03 -0500 Okay, I admit it. This isn't a blog. A blog is like a garden; you can't fuss over it for a while, forget about it for two years, and then expect it to be there when you come back. But... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200905what_you_dont_know_makes_you_n_1.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200905what_you_dont_know_makes_you_n_1.html Thu, 21 May 2009 06:18:13 -0500 I have nothing against commercials. In fact, I rely on them to tell me which bank is offering the best interest rate or where I can get another pair of those cool green loafers that all my friends make fun... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200703compassionate_commercialism.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200703compassionate_commercialism.html Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:05:15 -0500 I have some happy news to share. Amazon named Stumbling on Happiness their #7 book of 2006 in the category of Business, and their #1 book of 2006 in the category of Mind, Body, and Health (which sounds to me... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200701the_dark_network.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200701the_dark_network.html Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:41:24 -0500 Several readers have written to say "Why aren't you posting to your blog anymore?" and the time has now come for a reply. The answer is: (a) I am writing a textbook with two of my colleagues, writing scientific papers... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200611the_vagaries_of_religious_expe.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200611the_vagaries_of_religious_expe.html Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:29:04 -0500 I'm always a bit surprised when people write hateful things to me (or about me) simply because we hold different opinions on some issue. My LA Times essay on global warming (click here) brought more than the usual amount of... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200607tears_in_the_wayback.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200607tears_in_the_wayback.html Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:26:48 -0500 Next time I'm in the Bay area I'm going to stop by Kepler's Bookstore (click here) and kiss all the clerks because Stumbling on Happiness is now their bestselling hardcover nonfiction title. Although I was delighted to have found a... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200607its_the_end_of_the_world_as_we.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200607its_the_end_of_the_world_as_we.html Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:25:40 -0500 Let me start by thanking Mr. John Lincoln of Hanover, New Hampshire, who was attentive and literate enough to notice that the Shakespeare quote that opens Chapter 6 of Stumbling on Happiness is incorrectly attributed. These lines, in fact, were... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200606heres_to_tofu_baseball_heroin8.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200606heres_to_tofu_baseball_heroin8.html Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:38:49 -0500 When I told my wife that I was going to be featured in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times, she promptly dialed 911 and asked them to send the men with the nets. She knows that I... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200605the_spice_of_life.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200605the_spice_of_life.html Sat, 06 May 2006 16:58:23 -0500 When the wonderful folks at Random House1 asked if I would be willing to do a blog for this website, I had to look the word up. Don't worry. I Googled it. I'm not a Luddite who writes books on... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200604im_ok_youre_biased.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200604im_ok_youre_biased.html Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:18:09 -0500 When the wonderful folks at Random House1 asked if I would be willing to do a blog for this website, I had to look the word up. Don't worry. I Googled it. I'm not a Luddite who writes books on... http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200604introduction.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/blog/200604introduction.html Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:16:11 -0500