On the Body

We are constantly trying to escape our physical nature (from technological collapsing geographical distance and medical advances redefining biological limits), but our corporal body is how we experience reality.

• What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

• David Foster Wallace’s Roger Federer as a Religious Experience - Kinetic beauty is universally appealing, but it is really about human being’s reconciliation with the fact of having a body.

• Why Do Rich People Love Endurance Sports- The pursuit of pain provides temporary relief from the burden of self-awareness and helps craft a fulfilling life narrative.

• The ugly, gory, bloody secret life of NHL dentists

• The grandmaster diet- on the physical athletic training chess masters go through

• Anti-library

  • A Philosopher Looks at Sports

  • Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters