September 2011
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April 2011
1 post
Where Does Good Come From? →
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“If you’re tired of tea, then you’re tired of life”
– Professor Elemental
March 2011
5 posts
Small Changes, Big Results →
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At the Edge of Invasion, Possible New Rules for... →
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“When It’s Not Your Turn”: The Quintessentially... →
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Schemes of My Father →
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December 2010
2 posts
8-Year-Olds Publish Scientific Bee Study →
Science awesomeness! This is for anyone who still thinks science is out of reach. I love the idea that it is a game, and that everyone can play it, and understand the world better.
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What Food Says About Social Class in America →
November 2010
2 posts
Great Reads: A Trader's Tale
I am currently reading A Trader’s Tale, by Nathan Lowell, a space opera about growing up and learning to find a place in the universe. Most space operas deal with the adventures of space cadets in some kind of military organization. Lowell’s books, by contrast, stay away from cliches and provide us with hours of delightful immersion in the world of Ishmael Wong, a charismatic, and...
http://A piece of their mind - Health -... →
An amazing long form story about a pair of conjoined twins whose brains may share thoughts and impressions.
October 2010
1 post
NYCC
I spent the weekend with my wife at the New York Comic Con. As far as comic book conventions are concerned, I usually attend the one in San Diego, but I have not been able to do so in the past few years for various reasons, so I was exited to finally get some well deserved geek time in New York. The convention was a lot smaller than its San Diego counterpart, but you wouldn’t know it by way...
September 2010
2 posts
You are Responsible for Your Own Entertainment
The most important thing my friend Roger ever taught me was that I am responsible for my own entertainment. He taught this to me while we waited for a panel at the San Diego Comic Con. I was bored and whining about it, my complaints must have grown pretty annoying, because he turned around and pretty yelled the saying that would become a dictum for the rest of my life “shut up, damn it! You...
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Some Thoughts on Stuff
I’m sitting on the front lawn of my friend’s house, and I’m watching as my possessions fly away in a rush of bargaining and transactions. Each thing that leaves feels like another pound of wasted potential leaving my life forever. Garage sales are a wonderful way to reenergize the systems of your life. More than the few bucks I am making by getting rid of stuff, I enjoy seeing...
May 2010
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April 2010
8 posts
“Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different...”
– The Children of Odin
“If we all had to manage our own garbage, maybe we’d figure out a way to make...”
– NY Times Article http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=036092b8a5d84e233085434253959522
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/04/bats-figh... →
Birds, bats, and lizards are awesome. That’s right, I just nerded out.
http://thisisindexed.com/2010/04/chicken-egg-crime-... →
Here is another indexed post.
March 2010
31 posts
“Helen Keller is a marvelous example of the phenomenon common to all human...”
– Maria Montessori
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Two Great Books about Comics
Here are, in no particular order, two of my all time favorite books about comics:
1) Understanding Comics, by Scott Mccloud.
This one explains why comics are a such an amazing storytelling tool, and it defines them
2) The Ten Cent Plague, by David Hajdu.
This one shows why they are such an important part of America’s cultural heritage, and a beautiful melting pot of talents from all...
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Indexed... Sceptic Vs. Cynic →
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“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on...”
– Joseph Campbell (via lovethequestions)
I just had an amazing smoothie made with tofollowing:
1. Frozen berries
2. Local milk, and yogurt
3. Honey
4. Fair trade matcha green tea with ginger powder.
Stranger Than Fiction →
So what do you think? Does science fiction have an obligation to be true to science? Is it okay for it to fall in the Space Opera category?
Patience
Some times you’ve got to take your time with things. While it is really easy to spread and disseminate ideas, there are times when you need to hold back and allow them to become fully formed within your mind.
There is no need to try to come up with a brilliant idea every day. Some things take time to grow, and only time can let that happen.
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Risk and Opportunity for Women in 21st-Century →
We owe it to the world to take science education for everyone seriously, and to support the ones we love in their pursuits. That is one way to change the world.
“To maintain a healthy balance between substance and surface, we can no longer...”
– Virginia Postrel
BBC News - Human gut microbes hold 'second genome' →
This is doing wonders for my sense of self!
First Microbes Colonized Land by Using Fat For... →
I like reading about the unimaginably old Earth.