Today’s Solutions: May 18, 2026

Some books are worth bringing up time and time again. This thoughtful essay about The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life provides us with a great opportunity to revisit what remains a most compelling, intelligent—some would say enlightening—dialogue about spirituality, science and philosophy. Definitely worth bringing in your travel bag this summer to be discovered or rediscovered.

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