Multiverses, dark matter, infinity: Occupy Reality
The idea that there’s a set of consistent first principles behind the existence and operations of the universe is undermined […]
Science, Space
life
Innovation, News, Technology
RIP Insanely Great Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs left Apple recently, what seemed like premature obituaries started appearing, so he had the unusual opportunity to
Cinema, Media
Roger Ebert: “a first-rate second-rate memoirist”
Maureen Dowd writes about Roger Ebert’s memoir, and about the disfiguring surgical failures that have rendered him unable to speak,
Productivity, Teaching and Learning
One continuous mistake: single-minded effort
This came in via Tricycle Magazine’s “Daily Dharma” today: Several years ago, a sociologist studied students in a neurosurgery program
Teaching and Learning
TEDx Austin notes
Here are some notes from my TEDx Austin experience yesterday at the Austin City Limits studios on the campus of