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New book! New blog post about coauthoring the book. Link in bio or at https://ericdorfman.com/2026/07/23/the-book-the-linda-hall-deserved/ by @ericdorfman
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2 days ago
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New Bad Leaders blog post. Richard III - good or bad, he lost control of the narrative. Link in bio or https://ericdorfman.com/2026/07/17/richard-iii-when-your-biographer-works-for-the-opposition/ by @ericdorfman
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8 days ago
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New essay for The Attentive Naturalist on Substack. Précis and link on my blog. Looking at manatees, fish, and waterbirds, with the seagrass that keeps them alive. Link on my bio and https://ericdorfman.com/2026/07/11/thirty-times-faster-what-seagrass-does-that-rainforests-cant/ by @ericdorfman
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14 days ago
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“Egrets Two Ways: An Unsolved Mystery” takes me to the Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, and Hong Kong. New post introducing my new (free) Substack Account “The Attentive Naturalist.” Preview on my blog. link in bio and https://ericdorfman.com/2026/06/06/egrets-two-ways-an-unsolved-mystery/#more-5264 by @ericdorfman
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2 months ago
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Possibly my last post on bad leadership (we’ll see). This time it’s on the Emperor Nero. Nero’s catastrophic reign was less the product of individual pathology than of a political system that had already dismantled its own accountability. Grandiose narcissism shaped his psychology, but Rome created the conditions in which that psychology could operate unchecked for fourteen years. Link in bio or at https://ericdorfman.com/2026/04/20/the-psychology-of-nero-narcissism-impunity-and-the-emperor-who-fractured-rome/ by @ericdorfman
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3 months ago
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Great chat this morning with @fox4kc on our new exhibition Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI. @lindahall_pres by @ericdorfman
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3 months ago
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Just arrived - my weekend read! @tree_curator @arnold_arboretum by @ericdorfman
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4 months ago
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Really nice day at The Linda Hall giving a presentation on our newest exhibition The Alchemy of Knowledge. Talked about the social history of science as disruption in the 16th and 17th centuries, with Shakespeare as a lens to view the transformation. Great crowd - a lot of thoughtful (i.e.hard!) questions. @lindahall_pres @linda.hall.library by @ericdorfman
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4 months ago
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Excited to share some photos of our latest exhibition “The Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI” @linda.hall.library Where else would you encounter a 9” tardigrade alongside Elizabethan couture and first edition Galileo? This is a really special show. @lindahall_pres by @ericdorfman
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4 months ago
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New blog post: The tapestry “Rabbit-Hunting with Ferrets” illustrates medieval cooperation with nature, highlighting ecological wisdom and partnerships essential for survival, while prompting modern reflections on sustainable practices and human-nature relationships. Link in profile or: https://ericdorfman.com/2026/03/06/rabbit-hunting-with-ferrets-a-renaissance-tapestry-reveals-the-ancient-science-of-human-animal-collaboration/ by @ericdorfman
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5 months ago
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New blog post: A viral story about a man killed by a hippo leads to ancient fables of scorpions, lions, and instinct. These tales reveal less about animals than about human fears, cultural distance from nature, and the myths modern societies still use to navigate uncertainty. Link in bio or https://ericdorfman.com/2026/02/18/hippos-lions-and-the-science-of-instinct-when-animal-fables-get-it-wrong/ by @ericdorfman
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5 months ago
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New blog post: Ivan the Terrible ruled through fear mistaken for strength, converting childhood trauma into absolutism. His paranoia dismantled institutions, devastated Russia, and proved that unchecked power amplifies insecurity, rewards cruelty, and destroys states claimed to protect. Link in bio or https://ericdorfman.com/2026/01/26/ivan-the-terrible-and-the-failure-of-absolute-power/ by @ericdorfman
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