Ben White

In my internet life, I edit Nanoism and have been maintaining this site for over a decade, where I write about medicine, finance, being a better human, and other interesting miscellany.

In the real world, my wife and I are physicians in Texas, and we have two adorable little kids.

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Origins of the heart symbol

Miscellany   //   02.14.16 0

Just in time for Valentine’s day, Priceonomics discusses the history of the highly anatomically incorrect heart symbol.

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