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michael 100 #76 because i read several books at the same time am only on chapter 3 in blueprint after almost abandoning it as soon as i saw that steven pinker quote on the cover and then seeing the 29 […]

Jon Roddham, Another example of a science fiction story loaded with real science is Sir Fred Hoyle’s The Black Cloud.  It’s Richard Dawkins’ favorite science fiction book.  I wrote a summary that you can find at […]

I just finished rereading Nicholas Christakis’ Blue Print.  As I went over my notes from my first reading — see #60, 2022 Book Club — I made a few revisions.  I’m very much looking forward to Phil’s and Offg’ […]

Jon Roddham #73   Interesting what you say about the mathematics of speed of light travel.  Imaginary numbers are fun to work with, but, as you say, some study of math is required to fully understand the s […]

Zeug #12 Ha! You’ll get no argument from me! On the macro level, religion is a pretty lucrative business. My observation was more about the appeal at the micro level.