Still don't know what the fuck is happening in my life - or anyone else's I guess - but I did find this great interview with Randal Keynes about a book he wrote regarding his great-great-grandfather, Charles Darwin ( Read more... )

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Things that make the mind go "whirr!"

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In other news, 120-odd pages into Jane Eyre and it finally got interesting. }:> Mr Rochester is a pain and intriguing, obnoxious and...strangely, charming. This is just adorable ( Read more... )

For years I've wished schizotypal disorders were better understood. But as it is, neurochemistry is a relatively new science and even seemingly simpler disorders like depression aren't really grasped all that well by health care providers ( Read more... )

I realized yesterday that while the news is frequently depressing and stressful the place where I turn to for hope and relief is not just comedy and art, but science. Science is cool and it opens up the world to major possibilities and tells you what is going on (or what might be).

Just so happens that today someone pointed out an entry on Boing ( Read more... )

The Hugo Awards were given last night - kylecassidy calls them the Oscars of science fiction. List of Winners

Big congratulations to Neil Gaiman for Best Novel, The Graveyard Book which has won way more awards than I can remember at this point. For now and who knows how longer, you can listen to him read the whole thing aloud. In addition to be master ( Read more... )

My feet hurt like hell and from the way my eyes are burning I really hsouldn't have just clicked "Post." egads i'm tired ( Read more... )