As much as I loathe math (as anyone who’s ever watched me struggle to add anything with 2 digits can attest) I’m gaining a new respect for it. Why? Because it’s one of the few things in the universe that humans, as much as we try, can’t fuck up. It exists separate from us, and [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Don’t worry, I’m not gonna sermonize on every detail in the film and whether it was loyal in body mind and soul to the book, like every other blogger in creation. Oh wait, who am I kidding — of course I am! But mercifully, not here. Check out my pseudo-review at Discover’s Science Not Fiction [...]
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Human beings are funny. We waltz around, prisoners in our own heads, absolutely certain that everything we think and perceive is “real,” and not just a concoction of chemicals swirling in our skulls.
Take the classic “white Toyota” example: You spend your waking hours cruising along the roads, noticing other cars in a “I could [...]