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For Our First Time Visitors Come in. Glad you stopped by. Wondering what Serendip is REALLY all about? Well, it really IS a place to "explore ... how one makes sense of life", and to help others do so. And so, like life itself, Serendip has lots of things going on, is always changing, and is a little ... messy. Depending on you, who you are, and what you're interested in, there are several different ways to get acquainted with Serendip and what it might have for you ...

• Search Serendip
  Interested in thinking about something particular? Type a word or two in the search box below and see what Serendip has to offer. This is the most flexible and general way to explore Serendip, limited only by your imagination.

  Looking for “the answer” to a question? There are plenty of websites out there which will tell you what to think. Serendip instead aims at helping you to think for yourself, and in the process of discovery to formulate new questions and new explorations. Nothing on Serendip is "authoritative", but there is lots here that you can learn from.

• Wander Serendip
  Try clicking on this Random Serendip link (which is also the link from the Serendip logo at the left in the menu at the top of this and many other Serendip pages). It will take you to a random page, serendipitously. Or if you want a little less randomness and a little more guidance, glance through the Serendip A to Z list for some interesting topics.
  
  
• A guided tour
  An essay and guided tour about Serendip explains one co-founder's view of Serendip's philosophy with links to some hot spots.

• Some samples
  A few favorite places to whet your appetite:

  Prisoners' Dilemma Mind and Body: René Descartes to William James Seeing more than your eye does Brain and Behavior Culture as Disability Thinking about Segregation and Integration The World of Langton's Ant

  "Inverting Power Games" in Sharon Burgmayer's Transformation

• The menu bar
  You can go directly to different Serendip sections using the menu bar at the top of this and most other Serendip pages.

Enjoy! And let us know what you think, by leaving your thoughts in one or another of Serendip's forum areas, or by sending us email. Serendip's visitors are an important part of its growth, so we'd like to hear from you.

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