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Written in his later years, this is Hardy’s paean to and defense of pure mathematics, and his lament at not being able to practice it at the level he once could.
A lyrical, mesmerizing memoir of Kalish’s childhood on a Depression-era Iowa farm.
Like “Guns, Germs, and Steel”, Clark’s book is attempting to answer the question “why are some countries rich and others poor?” In particular, Clark is asking why the Industrial Revolution started when and where it did. His answer is cultural, and possibly even genetic, evolution resulting from the unique circumstances and Darwinian selection pressures that [...]
I think this may be my favorite Hofstadter book to date. There is no denying the brilliance of “Gödel, Escher, Bach”, but GEB is a pretty hard slog. This volume is shorter and, I think, much more accessible. That is not to say it is just a trip through the daisies. There are some deep [...]
A graphic novel about three Jewish families in the early and middle years of the twentieth century. It is skillfully done, but I found it a bit wooden.
I liked my first one so much I decided to extend the DNA theme down the rest of my left arm. Since my first artist wasn’t too keen on custom work in the first place, I did some research and found Daryle Fountain at what was then Modern Electric Studio and is now Mojuju Tatu [...]