I am reading the book "An Epidemic of Absence" by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, which articulates a basis for everything being covered in this HN thread. While I wis

I am reading the book "An Epidemic of Absence" by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, which articulates a basis for everything being covered in this HN thread. While I wish the author made better use of citations and footnotes, the narrative seems compelling.