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Paranormal creativity? Author:  Leonard Shlain There’s no denying that he was a remarkable man.  Given the incredible diversity he displayed over his five decades of discovery and innovation, a strong argument can be made that Leonardo da Vinci was both the greatest scientist and the greatest artist of all time.  His myriad achievements so completely eclipsed the work of his contemporaries that historians have often struggled to explain how one man could do so much and do it all so well.  Did the man have some sort of unique powers?  Was he a time traveler?  Or an extraterrestrial?  Boldly drawing [...]

Painful Reflection... Author:  Leslie Jamison “I’m going to write for a living.”  Unfortunately, with the sorry state of the American economy, this plan seems like a quick way to end up living in a rusty station wagon on the edge of the Walmart parking lot.   I can’t say that I’ve heard of any multi-million dollar IPOs being proposed for anyone’s lucrative essay writing gig lately, particularly in the current age of the Internet blogger.  But despite the odds, there are a few brave youngsters out there who are still willing to take a chance on a life of the written [...]