Eric Dorfman
eric-dorfman.bsky.social
Eric Dorfman
@eric-dorfman.bsky.social
President & CEO of the Linda Hall Library & Arboretum. I write about science, history, books, leadership, and the odd cultural obsession. Institution-builder by day, essayist by night. Civil discourse encouraged.
Blog post: Analysis of a once serious scientific suggestion that octopus intelligence is of extraterrestrial origin ericdorfman.com/2024/09/22/a...
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Last night we hosted the wonderful Dava Sobel talking about her new biography of Marie Curie and the women who worked in the Curie lab over the years www.lindahall.org/about/
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Thanks James, really appreciate it
January 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Blog post: A Cedar Waxwing at my window becomes a personal reckoning with invisible glass, unintended design, and how modest, practical changes at home can spare countless birds unnecessary deaths. ericdorfman.com/2026/01/11/a...
January 29, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Thanks Eric, looking forward to it
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I write a blog about natural history, popular science, and leadership. This post is one of my post popular, exploring Caligula’s mental illnesses and the risks of absolute power. ericdorfman.com/2025/02/18/u...
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM