Twinkle, twinkle…
Finally, the scientifically correct version of the Twinkle, Twinkle song!
What book to read next…?
I read quite a few SciFi classics lately. I just found this incredible chart, and I may actually use it to pick my next book to read.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Book)
Recommended: This is a classic from Robert Heinlein, one of my favorite SciFi authors.Storyline: The moon is a prison colony and becomes independent with a help of a computer that gained consciousness.
Triiibes Q&A Book complete
I’ve been lucky enough to be part of an exciting experiment. Several months back, Seth Godin set up an invitation-only website called Triiibes. This accompanied the preparation for his new book Tribes. To get a glimpse on what’s going on there, check out The Daily Triiibunal. This group is inspiring, and moreover, productive! Together with…
Book Reviews: Feynman vs. Watson
Recently I read the biography of Richard Feynman, "Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman" and just now the biography of James Watson, "Avoid Boring People". Feynman won the Nobel Prize in Physics 1965 and Watson the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. The Feynman book I can wholeheartedly recommend the Watson-Book not at all!…
Free Ebooks!
Find yourself completely free eBooks at ChangeThis – and thank Seth Godin for starting it a long time ago.
The Homer Multitext Project
Very cool – the The Homer Multitext Project aims to digitize old text. Amongst them is the oldes manuscript of the Iliad, which is in the process of being photographed and scanned in 3D.
Book Review: Built to last
Not quite a recently published book, but Built to Last is definitely a classic. It has been on my list of books to read, and finally got to it. It’s a six-year research project trying to figure out what makes a company visionary. For a research book, it’s a very exciting read, and it’s full…
Intuition by Allegra Goodman
I just read the book review – sounds really intriguing. Set in a Harvard laboratory, a scientiest seems to have found the cure for cancer – but are the results real? Could be set at Steward Schreiber‘s Lab…