Book Review: The Book of Common Fallacies — by Philip Ward
The Book of Common Fallacies: Falsehoods, Misconceptions, Flawed Facts, and Half-Truths That Are Ruining Your Life by Philip Ward My rating: 1 of 5 stars Just as “common sense” and…
Scientists on their way to reviving wooly mammoths
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A group of geneticists armed with millions of dollars in funding work round the clock to bring an extinct animal back to…
Study says ancient humans raised deadly birds
As is often the case, we’re at fault. Humans, that is. A recent study suggests that hunter-gatherers in New Guinea some 18,000 years ago may have collected the eggs cassowaries…
Brothers Grimm — Thumbling as Journeyman
One of my many side projects I’ve worked on over the years is a little something called “Stop, Book & Listen.” It’s a collection of audiobooks on YouTube. I have…
Book Review: 1984 — by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having read 1984 before, it was nice to be able to compare and contrast the narrator’s inflections and voices with…
Book Review: Animal Farm — by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Having read Animal Farm before, I knew the book. But it’s one of those books that it’s always good…
Stop Book & Listen: The US Constitution
A while ago, I started recording the United States Constitution and its amendments for Stop Book & Listen. Having just finished the 27th Amendment, here it is in its entirety:
Book Review: The Reservoir
The Reservoir by David Duchovny My rating: 3 of 5 stars At times brilliant. Also, WTF? I really enjoyed this story until about the last 10% and then it went…
Book Review: The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 5 of 5 stars Great story. I enjoyed all the science-y stuff and really felt that Andy Weir brought Mark Watney to life.…
It’s hard to get anything done today
When I was a small child, my parents got me a TI-99/4A. All the other kids got Ataris or Comodore 64s. But my parents wanted to get me a “real…