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From “Keeper of the Flame,” 1943:
February 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
From “Keeper of the Flame,” 1943:
Here’s “Werner Weighs In” a 1-minute-and-38-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Here’s “Werner Weighs In” a 1-minute-and-38-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
Here’s “Unsolicited Story Idea” a 2-minute-and-11-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Here’s “Unsolicited Story Idea” a 2-minute-and-11-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
Here’s “A Swell Party” a 2-minute-and-9-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Here’s “A Swell Party” a 2-minute-and-9-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
Here’s “Subtlety Doesn’t Sell” a 1-minute-and-53-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Here’s “Subtlety Doesn’t Sell” a 1-minute-and-53-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
Here’s “Have I Lost My Edge?” a 1-minute-and-11-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Here’s “Have I Lost My Edge?” a 1-minute-and-11-second sample of Episode 12 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/grin-and-b...
Democrats and Republicans both think it is important that the U.S. is a world leader in science, but most Democrats now think it is losing ground compared with other countries.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Democrats and Republicans both think it is important that the U.S. is a world leader in science, but most Democrats now think it is losing ground compared with other countries.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
Scientists at MIT have traced 13 billion years of galaxy evolution, from shortly after the Big Bang to the present day. Their simulation, named Illustris, captures both the massive scale of the Universe and the intriguing variety of galaxies . . .
youtu.be/SY0bKE10ZDM?...
youtu.be/SY0bKE10ZDM?...
A virtual Universe
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January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Scientists at MIT have traced 13 billion years of galaxy evolution, from shortly after the Big Bang to the present day. Their simulation, named Illustris, captures both the massive scale of the Universe and the intriguing variety of galaxies . . .
youtu.be/SY0bKE10ZDM?...
youtu.be/SY0bKE10ZDM?...
Trompe-l’oeil
From “Art in Art: Cabinets of Curiosity and the Rise of the Gallery Painting,” by Thea Applebaum Licht, in The Public Domain Review:
“Italian painter Domenico Remps’ Cabinet of Curiosities . . . a literal cabinet, executed in stunning trompe-l’oeil . . .”
From “Art in Art: Cabinets of Curiosity and the Rise of the Gallery Painting,” by Thea Applebaum Licht, in The Public Domain Review:
“Italian painter Domenico Remps’ Cabinet of Curiosities . . . a literal cabinet, executed in stunning trompe-l’oeil . . .”
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trompe-l’oeil
From “Art in Art: Cabinets of Curiosity and the Rise of the Gallery Painting,” by Thea Applebaum Licht, in The Public Domain Review:
“Italian painter Domenico Remps’ Cabinet of Curiosities . . . a literal cabinet, executed in stunning trompe-l’oeil . . .”
From “Art in Art: Cabinets of Curiosity and the Rise of the Gallery Painting,” by Thea Applebaum Licht, in The Public Domain Review:
“Italian painter Domenico Remps’ Cabinet of Curiosities . . . a literal cabinet, executed in stunning trompe-l’oeil . . .”
Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” redacted:
December 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” redacted:
Here’s “Dancing Maidens,” a 2-minute sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here’s “Dancing Maidens,” a 2-minute sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
Here’s “Atlas and Progress,” a 1-minute-and-38-second sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Here’s “Atlas and Progress,” a 1-minute-and-38-second sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
Here’s “The Kid with the Pigeons,” a 1-minute-and-10-second sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Here’s “The Kid with the Pigeons,” a 1-minute-and-10-second sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
Here’s “Meet the Solid Citizens” a 57-second sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Here’s “Meet the Solid Citizens” a 57-second sample of Episode 11 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/solid-citi...
Here’s “The Dangerous Tango,” a 1-minute-and-2-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Here’s “The Dangerous Tango,” a 1-minute-and-2-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
Here’s “Dance the Tangle,” a 1-minute-and-50-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Here’s “Dance the Tangle,” a 1-minute-and-50-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
Here’s “Knot Wednesday,” a 1-minute-and-19-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Here’s “Knot Wednesday,” a 1-minute-and-19-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
Here’s “Do You Know What Day This Is?” a 1-minute-and-46-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Here’s “Do You Know What Day This Is?” a 1-minute-and-46-second sample of Episode 10 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/something-...
Fifty-four years ago:
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Fifty-four years ago:
Here’s “FluddBot the ChatBot,” a 1-minute-and-43-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
October 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Here’s “FluddBot the ChatBot,” a 1-minute-and-43-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Here’s “Robert Fludd’s Big Ideas,” a 2-minute-and-8-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
October 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Here’s “Robert Fludd’s Big Ideas,” a 2-minute-and-8-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
October 23
Here’s “The Temptation of a Free Trial,” a 1-minute-and-34-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Here’s “The Temptation of a Free Trial,” a 1-minute-and-34-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
October 23
Here’s “The Temptation of a Free Trial,” a 1-minute-and-34-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Here’s “The Temptation of a Free Trial,” a 1-minute-and-34-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Here’s “Robert Fludd and the Human Mind” a 1-minute-and-57-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Here’s “Robert Fludd and the Human Mind” a 1-minute-and-57-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Here’s “AI, Bad Ideas, and Wi-Fi Hazards” a 46-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/well-what-...
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Here’s “AI, Bad Ideas, and Wi-Fi Hazards” a 46-second sample of Episode 9 of “Well, What Now?” Full episode (and all earlier episodes) free on Substack. peterleroy.substack.com/p/well-what-...