Philosophy & Science Entropy | 28 Jan 2008
“With or without religion, good people will do good, and evil people will do evil. But for good people to do evil, that takes religion.” -Steven Weinberg
Pl read stimulating article by Ron Csillag published in Toronto Star..
Actually, since Pythagoras the relationship between men of numbers and the Deity has been more along the lines [...]
Poetry & Sprituality Entropy | 25 Jan 2008
Zbigniew Herbert (1924-1998) One of Poland’s honored and influential poets, his poetry, marked by a direct language and a strong moral concern, is shaped by his experiences under both the Nazi and Soviet dictatorships. From his extremely destructive experiences Herbert manages to draw constructive conclusions, and he builds a bridge between realms that seem to [...]
Books & Poetry- Physics & Science Entropy | 24 Jan 2008
This is nice & interesting feature by Deva Sobel..
The Earth Whirls Everywhere
The spheres of science and poetry probably intersect in all eleven dimensions, for poems, like discoveries, spring from insights of unusual acumen, expressed in concise, often symbolic language. I sincerely believe that e=mc2 could be construed as haiku.
When I was writing Longitude, I [...]
Architecture & Design & Poetry & Sprituality Entropy | 21 Jan 2008
Anchored to the Infinite
The builder who first bridged Niagara’s gorge,
Before he swung his cable, shore to shore,
Sent out across the gulf his venturing kite
Bearing a slender cord for unseen hands
To grasp upon the further cliff and draw
A greater cord, and then a greater yet;
Till at the last across the chasm swung
The cable then the mighty [...]
Blogging & Life & Thought Provoking Entropy | 18 Jan 2008
David Pogue- New York Times Tech Columnist invites you to grab your piano and sing along.
Imagine (sung to the tune of John Lennon’s “Imagine”)
Imagine there’s no Apple,
No products that begin with “i,”
No monthly iPod models,
No Apple stores to get you high.
Imagine all the people
Finding other things to do !
Imagine there’s no bloggers…
It isn’t hard to [...]
Life & Thought Provoking Entropy | 17 Jan 2008
We’re in peril of losing a major cultural force, the muse behind much art, poetry, and music. We are blithely getting rid of melancholia..-Pl care to read & ponder thought provoking article by Eric Wilson published in The Chronicle Review
In Praise of Melancholy
American culture’s overemphasis on happiness misses an essential part of a full life
Ours [...]