September 25, 2009
Sleepwalkers

When I was a teenager I used to drive into Manhattan by myself and walk around at night. My mother once told me this was known as a ‘cheap date’… Once the city emptied out, another city would emerge and I’d spend hours walking while the tired buildings watched over me… I’m still hard pressed to think of a better way to spend an evening.
August 17, 2009
Sea Monkeys?

Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habitats. Hear her spirited defense of the idea — and her theory on why mainstream science doesn’t take it seriously here. History has been riddled with incorrect theories although this one sounds sort of nutty to me – but still, people said the same thing about Kepler when he claimed the Earth revolved around the Sun and clearly he was right. I don’t know what to think but I find myself asking the question ‘what if we have it all wrong?’ more and more…
July 19, 2009
I Blame Joy…
Joy from Oh Joy! is at one time my favorite purveyor of good taste but at the same time she makes me quasi mental because I keep spending cash money based on her posts. But frankly, it’s worth it… Check out my latest acquisition. Think the b.b.f.e.* will especially appreciate this one. 
*best boyfriend ever
May 27, 2009
Mad Scientists
My mother always says if you want to get a basic understanding of something start at a fourth grade level. So, lately I’ve been learning a lot about physics from a fantastic site called Physics 4 Kids. I read once that physics became rarified because Academics didn’t want to be bothered by lay people. And even though I never fully understand things like the physics of time travel, I’m pretty happy that I can now make sense of the periodic table of elements (which relates to physics because all elements are made of atoms).
But more than that I’ve got a new favorite Mad Scientist. His name is David Deutsch and he is utterly brilliant. See for yourself here on Ted Talks.




…is overrated.