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Publications

Lingua Franca

Arts

Invisible, Inc.

Did Thomas Pynchon write a series of letters to Northern California newspapers under the pseudonym “Wanda Tinasky”?

Scott McLemee Lingua Franca Oct 1995 15min Permalink

Science

Brainwashed!

The psychology of cults and the scholars who fight about it.

Charlotte Allen Lingua Franca Dec 1998 20min Permalink

Science

The Artistic Animal

Is creativity in our genes? A self-made scholar’s search for the answer.

Caleb Crain Lingua Franca Oct 2001 25min Permalink

The Mystery of the Millionaire Metaphysician

The search for an anonymous amateur philosopher.

James Ryerson Lingua Franca Jul 2001 25min Permalink