Review of Philosophy, a very short introduction
This book was mediocre. I read it for two reasons. I have been considering what short introduction book is the best to give people who say that they want to…
Review of 100+ (Sonia Arrison)
http://www.amazon.com/100-Plus-Longevity-Everything-Relationships/dp/0465019668/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342698160&sr=8-1&keywords=100+plus An okay to good introduction to the science and thinking behind rejuvination research and radically extended life-spans. Fairly cheap. Some of the points are rather questionable tho. I…
Thoughts about SEP’s Vienna Circle + Logical Empiricism
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/vienna-circle/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logical-empiricism/ Vienna Circle Despite its prominent position in the rich, if fragile, intellectual culture of inter-war Vienna and most likely due to its radical doctrines, the Vienna Circle found…
Geniuses, very high IQ people, science generalism
I recently read this article. Not sure how i found it. Perhaps when doing some research on super-high IQ people (e.g. Christopher Langan who is mentioned in the article). While…
Ebook: Fooled by Randomness (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
A friend of mine 'told' me (by letting the book lie on his table when i came to visit him!) about this book, Fooled by Randomness. If i weren't busy…
Something about rationality
I recently stumbled upon this profile on OKCupid (her profile, my profile). She is obviously a very bright person and well-read as well. So prominent that i shud have heard…
Reading material about: evidence-based policy
First read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_policy Then, Mad Cows and Ecstasy: Chance and Choice in an Evidence-Based Society by: Adrian F. M. Smith Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in…
A modal fallacy in linguistics
I'm writing this piece as i have gotten rather tired of explaining this point over and over. Writing an article about it saves me time. The form of reasoning goes…
Thoughts about: A very short introduction to quantum theory (John Polkinghorne)
Quantum Theory - A Very Short Introduction I have recently been in some discussions about the interpretation of quantum mechanics and the potential consequences of those interpretations. My chief opponent…
Ebook: Graham Priest – Introduction to non-classical logic
I had been looking for this book for a long time. Finally found it. An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic From If to Is The book is extremely dry and boring…
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