Heresy; Bambi
Paul Graham on Heresy and Truth In his excellent biography of Newton, Richard Westfall writes about the moment when he was elected a fellow of… Read More »Heresy; Bambi
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Sun Tzu and the Non-Profit (1): Foundations
The Art of War is one of those stone-cold classics that not many people have read, despite its widely touted relevance beyond military applications (i.e.… Read More »Sun Tzu and the Non-Profit (1): Foundations
Blood, Bones and Building; or, Love’s Labours
Aux armes, citoyens,To arms, citizens, Formez vos bataillons,Form your battalions, Marchons, marchons !March, march! Qu’un sang impurAbreuve nos sillons !Let an impure bloodWater our furrows!… Read More »Blood, Bones and Building; or, Love’s Labours
Primitive Communism and Armadillo Legs; Jangle, Fuzz and Transcendence
Two recommendations today, one via Marginal Revolution, the other from Hacker News, both worth the time. Manvir Singh on the Myth of Primitive Communism In… Read More »Primitive Communism and Armadillo Legs; Jangle, Fuzz and Transcendence
New Wave: the Hybrid Hokusai
This image we know and love – the classic ukiyo-e woodblock print, as Japanese as Tsunamis and Mount Fuji, one of the launchpads of Japonisme,… Read More »New Wave: the Hybrid Hokusai
The Map Is Not The Territory
Today’s helpful reminder comes via this week’s The Whippet (highly recommended): The Limits of Scale “And then came the grandest idea of all ! We… Read More »The Map Is Not The Territory
Love and Clusters: (more from) Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts on Reading and How to Read
Highlights from Cowen and Roberts’ recent conversation on Econtalk. On reading for love Cowen: …don’t read stuff you don’t love reading. That’s the simplest point… Read More »Love and Clusters: (more from) Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts on Reading and How to Read
Wonder Stories: Early Science Fiction
“I tried questioning him. I pointed at a pyramid and asked ‘People?’ and indicated the two of us. He set up a negative sort of… Read More »Wonder Stories: Early Science Fiction
James Lovegrove Reveals the Truth About Sherlock Holmes
The manuscripts arrived at my house a fortnight later, and I unsealed the package straight away and got to reading. The paper was yellowed and… Read More »James Lovegrove Reveals the Truth About Sherlock Holmes
That Within Which Passeth Show (on Isomorphic Mimicry)
QUEEN GERTRUDEGood Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off,And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.Do not for ever with thy vailed lidsSeek for… Read More »That Within Which Passeth Show (on Isomorphic Mimicry)