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Friday, July 26, 2024
Der Schwarm von Frank Schätzing
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Mit seinen tausend Seiten war dieses Buch für mich etwas entmutigend. Die Wissenschaft (Chemie, Biochemie) ist leider schrecklich. Ich bin i...
Monday, July 22, 2024
Fission-powered rockets will fly!
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Remember my rant about how 1950's technology is the cat's pajamas and still unsurpassed? We are finally starting serious steps to ...
Saturday, July 6, 2024
What's on the stack to read this year?
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I recently celebrated another trip around the sun. My loving friends and family sent me some great books to read, along with many other thou...
Lost in Trans Nation by Miriam Grossman (2023)
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I recently watched this Free Press interview with Steven Pinker where professor Pinker chats with Michael Moynaham on "why smart peopl...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Transcendent by Stephen Baxter (2005)
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I didn't like the ending of this trilogy. The magic system and motivations became muddled and arbitrary. The theology and metaphysics we...
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Kingsbridge 5: The Armour of Light by Ken Follett (2023)
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Having read the Pillars of Earth in 1989, and following along in the 1990s as the sequels came out, I was happy to discover another book in ...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell (2021)
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Great podcast by Malcolm Gladwell describing Paul Simon's career and music. 5/5 Stars.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Thrive by Arianna Huffington (2014)
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I did not particularly like this shallow survey of self-help topics but I did appreciate the feminist context. It is a gentle reminder abou...
Under Pressure
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Here is an interesting survey and analysis of how the physical pressure on developing cells signals cascades associated with growth, differe...
Monday, June 17, 2024
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2024)
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I sometimes enjoy science fiction stories where advanced AI and technology have agency, volition, purpose, and powerful capabilities. Other...
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