Category Archives: Topics

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Why Use Statistics When Probability Will Do?

Last night I gave a presentation on Project Bow, an ape language research project, and what issues concerning rigorous proof were presented by spontaneous and non-replicable results. Modern scientific research, especially in the social sciences, relies on aggregated data which … Continue reading

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Kate Gladstone on the Writing Systems of Africa

On November 3, 2023, handwriting expert Kate Gladstone gave a presentation on the writing systems of Africa. The livestream is part of the “Interviews with Aya Katz” podcast. The slide presentation in the video includes the following images.

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The Life of Dr. David Meier Beker

Dr. David Meier Beker was born April 25, 1913 in Poland. He was the son of Samuel and Reisie Beker. I happen to have some documents pertaining to him, because he was a first cousin of my maternal grandmother Sara … Continue reading

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Misconceptions About Religion

The greatest misconception that one person can have about another person’s religion is that the other person is somehow less informed or not as intelligent or more primitive to be taken in by the imagery in the representation of the … Continue reading

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An Interview with Professor Esmat Babaii from Iran

Last night Julia Hanna and I had the great privilege and pleasure of interviewing Esmat Babaii, an Iranian academician and author. Some of the topics that we discussed include: The effect of social media on scoiety How Covid has affected … Continue reading

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A Review of “The King’s Letters”, a Movie About Hangul

“The King’s Letters”   (나랏말싸미) is a historical Korean drama released in July of 2019. Set in Joseon dynasty, it tells the story of how Sejong the Great went about creating the Korean alphabet, Hangul (한글 ). Yesterday, Julia Hanna and I … Continue reading

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Five Generations of Handwriting Samples

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Because I inherited the correspondence that belonged to my grandmother Klara Goldstoff Katz at the time of her death, the five generations  will be counting from her mother, Mirla Goldstoff all the way to my daughter Sword Katz. I also … Continue reading

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Live Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Kathy Freeze

Kathy Freeze is a libertarian, an avid nature-lover and amateur photographer who lives in the beautiful Ozarks of Missouri.  Continue reading

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Livestream with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Paul Connett

On May 4, 2018, Julia Hanna and Aya Katz spoke with Dr. Paul Connett about the effects of water fluoridation on the health of human populations exposed to this practice.   Dr. Paul Connett is a graduate of Cambridge University … Continue reading

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Belly Lying

When you were born, there were no rules about how a baby was supposed to be positioned in the crib. Sometimes you slept on your belly. Sometimes you slept on your back. There was usually a blanket covering you. There … Continue reading

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