An emigrant from Britain to Canada when a very young bloke. Obtained PhD after a non-linear path including being an (unusually bad) bass guitarist, and even worse singer, in a short-lived rock music group. University background with extensive philosophy at both graduate and undergraduate levels, psychology, mathematics/statistics, and research methods. Taught mathematically gifted students in the US for eight summers early in his career. Other (continuing) interests are world history, epistemology, technology and society, philosophy of science, science fiction and world literature. He is an interdisciplinary scholar with articles in leading j…

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