Hamlet’s Blackberry
A few weeks ago I read William Powers' book Hamlet's Blackberry, but with the move and everything couldn't really write much about it. Still, it's worth noting. Powers'
Wading into The Shallows
Yesterday I read Nicholas Carr's The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember. Frankly, I was prepared to severely dislike it– his
Nicholas Carr, The Shallows
Spent the day (and most of the evening) reading Nicholas Carr's new book, The Shallows. The money graf: "[I]f, knowing what we know today about the brain's plasticity,
Computing and emotions
There's a nontrivially-sized literature on this that I've got to get into, it seems; I'm reading a recent article arguing against traditional scientific, objective views of emotions-- i.e.,
My workplace
I'm not exactly sure how much I should document life within the lab, so I'm going to err on the side of opacity rather than transparency. Still, I have to say something.
the lab at night, via flickr
Another calmness through engagement quote
From the Dalai Lama's Twitter feed (yes, he tweets): "By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a
Starting to get busy
Last week was spent getting oriented, shaking (or drinking or sleeping) off the jet lag, and dealing with logistical stuff; now I'm finally getting down to work, inasmuch
What’s the big philosophical work on calmness?
I'm sure there has to be some 600-page book titled Calm: A Philosophical Inquiry, or something similar to scare of the casual reader, but so far I haven't