"Predictably Irrational"
Yesterday I went to Town Hall Seattle to hear Dan Ariely talking about his new book, “Predictably Irrational”. He has a blog, here, which includes… Read More »"Predictably Irrational"
February 2008
"Multi-secularism"
Paul Kurtz introduces a new term: “Multi-secularism”: “adapting secular ideas and values to the societies in which they arise.” Will the idea catch on? Watch… Read More »"Multi-secularism"
"Euros Only"
Back on November 5, 2004, I wrote a little piece entitled “Follow the bouncing ball” about the tumbling US dollar: What will this mean for… Read More »"Euros Only"
Rating the Presidents and their Vices
Nice piece by John Scalzi on The Worst Presidents?. I agree with his ranking, and was amused by the P.S.: I don’t really have an… Read More »Rating the Presidents and their Vices
"Mindfucking"
The philosopher Colin McGinn ((I always enjoy McGinn’s work, although I frequently disagree with him. However I think his CD-based course of lectures “Eternal Questions,… Read More »"Mindfucking"
Reading, watching
Reading: All other books are on hold while I read the new Iain M. Banks’ Culture novel, “Matter”. This includes everything on my Kindle, plus… Read More »Reading, watching
Arrested for 'flirting'
It’s very strange, living in a world in which satire is so regularly overtaken by reality. Reading this crazy story I imagined how Gilbert and… Read More »Arrested for 'flirting'
Moi? Nerd?
The Barefoot Bum made me do it! Honest!!
Airlines to avoid
Via InFlightHQ, Business Traveller reports that Air France and KLM “have decided to fit their new B777’s with 10 seats across each row instead of… Read More »Airlines to avoid
Fine tuning and a sense of proportion
The Barefoot Bum does a nice job of nailing the “Argument from Fine Tuning”. In the spirit of Douglas Adam’s Total Perspective Vortex,… The mold… Read More »Fine tuning and a sense of proportion