Overhanded Imaging

“Perhaps one of your readers can solve this mystery. This drawing is in two of three copies I own (yes, I am a book collector) of the 1895 book 400 Versuche aus dem Gebiete der Mechanik, Akustik, Wärme, Optik, Elektricität. Uebungsbuch für den Experimentirkasten, Meiser and Mertig, editors, (4th edition, Dresden, Selbstverlag). My third copy […]

Schizophrenics as Tour Guides (3)

So many people cry that we should “get the schizophrenics off the streets.” Your editorial explains why, in some cases, that is exactly the wrong thing to do. While many schizophrenics are ill-equipped to function on their own, a surprisingly large percentage would thrive if they were given work that so well suits—and celebrates—their strengths. […]

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