This list of links is an attempt to understand why we aren’t flying our jetpacks to work… when I was a kid I would have expected them by now…
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personal space around the world…
April 25, 2013
There are some interesting aspects to this idea. First off, I can find plenty of information regarding more abstract ideas such as total population divided by area to create a way to see population density from a (virtual) personal perspective. This could be seen to lead towards the real personal attitudes and cultural underpayments which [...]
a starship within 100 years…
April 19, 2013
I’m pondering some way to present a number of links related to an initiative to build a starship within 100 years. In some ways this project resembles the 10,000 year clock, in that it has a long timeframe outside of what we would normally consider to be within the range of most specific human endeavors. [...]
music and the brain
April 17, 2013
It’s surprising how many seemingly undecipherable activities and perceptions we have in our day to day lives. Some are ‘big picture’ or seemingly pretentious (aesthetics, ‘what is beauty?’, et.al.), and some are rather insidious. Music is a good example. We all think we ‘know’ what it is, rhythm, harmony, melody… But we seem to never [...]
Spark File…
April 16, 2013
As you might see from this blog, I find ideas and questions quite interesting, and I try to capture as many as I can, whenever and wherever I am. A tool which helps this what is known as a ‘spark file’ an idea I got from Steven Johnson’s article on The Writer’s Room. The idea [...]
curious?
March 21, 2013
Consider what curiosity is, and how it relates to intelligence. Curiosity might not be the only exemplar of intelligence, but it is a part of personality that represents an impulsion to keep searching for things. There are many specific aspects of intelligence which people are attracted to. To be able to deal with a great [...]
Graham’s number
March 19, 2013
You could say that this post is the start of my studies into trying to grasp the idea of infinity. Graham’s number of the largest number ever used in mathematics, and it’s magnitude is enough to cause you to pause… These are the biggest numbers in the universe By ALASDAIR WILKINS In any event, [...]
is it time for your internet sabbatical?
March 18, 2013
Taking the time to do an internet ‘detox’ is one which always has been lurking in the shadows, I say shadows, because there is an amusing irony to this idea..I it is one of the few which can’t effectively be covered online. Sure, there are plenty of sites, which present a trite list of things [...]
are we alone?
March 15, 2013
Little green men from mars have been staples in the world of Science Fiction (OK, maybe hack sci-fi…). Superficially, this idea, that we are not alone, is filled with plenty of fodder for stories. If you read any science journalism, you can see the hint of this presumption. We seem to really want to have [...]
three books…
March 14, 2013
It’s always a wonderful experience to find a great book. In realm of nonfiction, I’ve found three which fit together in some obvious and some strange ways. There should be some calendar pages spinning as I hearken back to the late 1970s. Back then I found, through a review in Psychology Today, a fascinating book [...]
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