Just finished reading the 2001 edition of Gödel's Proof by Ernest Nagel and James Newman, edited by Douglas Hofstadter. This is an excellent introduction to Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem, written in mostly non-technical language—which means that you don't have to be a professional mathematician to (at least mostly) understand it. Though still a challenging read, I'd say it's well worth the …
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Wild Wild Country
What I most appreciate about Wild Wild Country -- the Netflix documentary about Osho's Oregon community -- is that it poses all variety of interesting questions (social, psychological, spiritual, legal, constitutional) while resisting the temptation to offer heavy-handed answers to any of them. It's a fascinating -- and in moments, quite mind-blowing -- story, with lines between the "good guys" …
Ode To Bone Broth
To Wit It's been a while since last I explored a nutrition-related topic .... so today I'll offer this quick nod to bone broth, with its superhero constituents: gelatin and collagen. Even among my vegan and vegetarian friends, quite a few are making an exception (or are seriously considering doing so) for bone broth, whose proven and anecdotal health benefits span far and wide. To wit: a good …
Honk, Haiku, Happy: Practice Notes
Honk Was driving through a parking lot, a few days back, making my way slowly toward the lot’s exit, where it emptied onto the adjacent street. Understanding the potential dangers of parking lots – with all the cars and pedestrians and often limited visibility – I was being cautious, though also relaxed enough to be contemplating, in a general way, my intentions for the rest of the day. On my …
Exploring The Universality Of Awareness
Nuggets Of Pure Gold: Introduction To Shankara Oh how I love these old first editions of books out of India – this one published in 1969 by Calcutta’s Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, with the generous title of Introduction To Shankara: Being parts of Shankara’s commentary on the Brahma Sutras rendered freely into English. Its pages are yellowed and musty-smelling – and contain nuggets of pure …
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Seeing Avatar
Last week I saw the movie Avatar - in 3D at an IMAX theatre. Highly recommended. I had never before been to an IMAX theatre, nor had I ever seen a movie wearing 3D glasses - so the experience was rather over-the-top in terms of sensory stimulation - but thoroughly enjoyable, nevertheless. Avatar has been criticized for its simplistic and not at all unique plot - which is basically a version of …