Monthly Archives: May 2015

‘Columnist David Brooks [<==this is a link to him speaking on TED; this quote is from TED, but the rest are from the book] unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences — insights with massive implications for … Continue reading →

Music last week i featured tiny desk–this week, the signal, with songs such as bing and ruth’s and then it rained. . or saltwater daughter by lydia mainville. . . . or cirrus by bonobo. . . heard this on … Continue reading →

<note to self> the first vaccine, for smallpox, was tested in 1796. its creator, dr edward jenner, is said to have ‘saved more lives than the work of any other human’. as a kid, i was inoculated against things like … Continue reading →

<note to self> some american coins say ‘in god we trust’. hah! if we are so trusting, why do warships have thick, steel hulls? why have warships at all? maybe god helps those who help themselves, those with warships, but … Continue reading →

<note to self> Species rise, and all species eventually will die. Species death is known as extinction. That in itself is normal. But it’s the current rate of extinction that’s cause for alarm. The world is changing so quickly that … Continue reading →