Perfection. That’s what it’s about. It’s those moments. When you can feel the perfection of creation. The beauty of physics, you know, the wonder of mathematics. The elation of action and reaction, and that is the kind of perfection that I want to be connected to. Samuel Anders, Battlestar Galactica kenarneson.tumblr.com
Monthly Archives: July 2013
The Mechanics of Wonder
2013.07.28 – 10:16
The Mechanics of Wonder Awe has two key components: perceptual vastness and what’s called the “need for accommodation”.
Peter Sloterdijk’s Philosophy Gives Reasons for Living | New Republic
2013.07.28 – 10:01
Peter Sloterdijk’s Philosophy Gives Reasons for Living | New Republic "he pairs the rise of the modern Olympic games with the spread of Scientology as examples of the invention of new types of spiritual-cum-athletic regimens"
Disembodied Atheism
2013.07.27 – 10:01
Disembodied Atheism I suspect this is not really "disembodiment", but a rejection of System 1 thinking. Wrong in either case.
Tim O’Reilly on the 3 kinds of capitalism
2013.07.27 – 10:01
Tim O’Reilly on the 3 kinds of capitalism
Sabermetric Research: Luck, careers, and income inequality
2013.07.24 – 21:46
Sabermetric Research: Luck, careers, and income inequality “So, the more you hire by merit, the more spread you get in salaries.”
Who Does A Better Wave? Sports Fans Or Hippos? : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR
2013.07.24 – 10:31
Who Does A Better Wave? Sports Fans Or Hippos? : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR
YouTube: “Be Worry, Don’t Happy”: Minor key
2013.07.21 – 18:40
“Be Worry, Don’t Happy”: Minor key Oleg Berg
The Road to D-Day
2013.07.19 – 13:31
The Road to D-Day ‘Planners had concluded that Overlord had scant chance of success if the enemy received even 48 hours’ advance notice, and “any longer warning spells certain defeat.”’
Human Nature May Not Be So Warlike After All – Wired Science
2013.07.18 – 21:01
Human Nature May Not Be So Warlike After All – Wired Science
Squeeze play: Baseball’s troubling issue
2013.07.18 – 00:01
Squeeze play: Baseball’s troubling issue Ralph Wiley explores baseball in the East Bay
Meditation without God
2013.07.15 – 23:16
Meditation without God “The very funny religion writer Anne Lamott describes the three essential prayers as being “Help,” “Thanks,” and “Wow.” Through meditation and mindfulness practices, secularists can do “Help,” “Thanks,” and “Wow” in their own way.”
Self-control is irrelevant to success in the game if you believe the game is rigged
2013.07.15 – 22:16
Self-control is irrelevant to success in the game if you believe the game is rigged “Many people criticize the poor for failing to take the long-term view and investing in the future. But it doesn’t make sense to invest in the future if you think your society is rigged against you.”
NY Times on Jack Handey
2013.07.15 – 14:01
NY Times on Jack Handey “A lot of comedy is going the extra step,” Handey continued. “An unfrozen caveman was funny — but that’s not enough.”