Sneaking Up On Life From Oblique Angles
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Entertainment This Weekend:
The not quite definitive guide to all that is scientifically entertaining for the bored and socially immobile.
There is a lot going on this weekend and even if you are broke or in a body cast, you don’t have to miss out. Just by reading this post you have proved that you have what it takes to enjoy this weekend’s attractions, namely: a computer, an internet connection and a well used Hooked on Phonics kit…
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The lottery experiment continues on the Lucky Page of Science. Be sure to click over there to see how the winnings are stacking up…
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Dear conscious mind,
I received your recent letter, but lately you’ve been very busy with all of your constant deciding, and planning, and basking in your own importance. So busy, that I have been completely unable to get your attention. So I thought I would write you a letter of my own…
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Friends, today I would like to tell you about Jared Tarbell, the artist/programmer behind the stunning exhibits featured at Complexification | Gallery of Computation.
This man, this beacon of light in the otherwise poorly-illuminated field of computer programming, rips math from the daunting clutches of boredom, and infuses it with the spark of life, loveingly crafting it into art…
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Dear subconscious,
As you may know, I recently read about the late Barbara Cartland, a prolific romance writer, who routinely gave detailed instructions to her subconscious regarding the creation of plots, characters, and writing in general, and then would go off to sleep…
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Science Monday
by Brent on March 26, 2007
in Commentary
Welcome to Science Monday, today we are examining the phenomenon know as luck, which is a funny thing.
Luck strikes where it will, and it goes on strike where it won’t. Some people claim to have it and other to be bereft of its blessings. It seems both fickle and favoritive, picking one person in a crowd for rewards of great statistical exemption and another for punishments that defy all probability…
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