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After Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, where he tracks allusions to whales and cetology, I keep a running list of references to recursion, innovation, mythology, and glamour.

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Jonathan Swift | GULLIVER'S TRAVELS

"So, naturalists observe, a flea,
Hath smaller fleas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still to bite 'em;
And so proceed ad infinitum."

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Arcade Fire | REFLEKTOR

"I thought, I found a way to enter
It's just a reflektor (It's just a reflektor)
I thought, I found the connector
It's just a reflektor (It's just a reflektor) Just a reflektor..."

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Michael Corballis | THE RECURSIVE MIND

"Recursion...is the primary characteristic that distinguishes the human mind from that of other animals. It underlies our ability not only to reflect upon our own minds, but also to simulate the minds of others..."