Geoffrey Fox

Reflections & Inquiries

The Black Power Mixtape

2023.05.01 - Tags: ,

The following is a message I sent recently to a group of my college classmates on The Black Power Mixtape, a film that I’m sure they will all want to see. Our group meets weekly on Zoom to discuss current issues, including frequently issues of race relations and conflict in the United States. We just … read more »

You and I, our own fictional creations

2023.01.15 - Tags: , ,

The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better by Will Storr My rating: 5 of 5 stars An event “may flash before our eyes, or brush our skin, or make our ear drums vibrate, but we give it no importance until or unless we see its relevance to … read more »

Rabble, a review en français

2023.01.05 - Tags: , ,

I am truly delighted — ravi serait le mot juste— by this review of Rabble! by Michèle Audin, and especially by her call for the book to be translated into French. Her critique litteraire has just arrived as an early Three Kings Day gift. Un mot sur Michèle Audin : Besides being a distinguished mathematician, … read more »

Projects for the new year

2022.12.31 - Tags: , , , ,

This coming June will be the 60th anniversary of my Harvard graduating class. There, at our reunion in Cambridge MA, Susana and I hope to see f2f  and embrace classmates that I have seen recently only by Zoom, including in our weekly gatherings hosted and organized by classmate Kent Garrett, author of a very good … read more »

“Rabble!” and related books

2022.12.12 - Tags: , ,

Just published on shepherd.com For authors, shepherd.com is a great way to put your work in the context of other writing you admire. Here, on my page, you will see some description of each recommended book and why I chose it. To continue my larger theme of the eternal struggle of people seeking to create … read more »