Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Why I Chose this Book Sometime ago while browsing the magazine stand at a “local” bookstore (Same county though not same city. How local are bookstores nowadays? It’s a shame how hard … Continue reading Review of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Two quick thoughts. Just humor me. Quantum Prayers First, assume that prayers and wishes are fulfilled occasionally. Second, only consider prayers and wishes that have a low probability of occurring. Third, as a rational thinker, believe that the universe is … Continue reading Quantum Prayers and Origins of Coincidences
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau Why I Chose this Book I have been interested in learning about finance and entrepreneurship for several years now. Occasionally, I will read a book related to one of the two subjects. Recently, I … Continue reading Review of The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
What is a coincidence? Can a coincidence merely be a random unlikely occurrence? Have you ever thought of someone, who then called or texted you? Have you ever thought of an event or someone that you then encountered? Years ago, … Continue reading Coincidences
Why I Chose this Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic. This isn’t my opinion, but this is what I learned in high school. I was never in one of the teacher’s classes who assigned Pride and … Continue reading Review of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I have been searching for a text-to-speech program that meets certain requirements. I often spend time performing activities that don’t require much thought. During these times, I like to listen to audiobooks, podcasts, or music. The work I do though … Continue reading Read to Me: Free Text-to-Speech Websites
There are two tragedies of the well-documented surplus of Ph.D. graduates in the STEM fields. They are almost two sides of the same coin. One, there are not enough STEM jobs available for Ph.D. graduates. Many who have earned their … Continue reading Scientific Resources
From the time that non-hominids first evolved into modern humans, we have continuously progressed in many aspects of life. We have increased our amount of knowledge, we have evolved culturally, and we have improved our technology. Unfortunately though, our accumulation … Continue reading Humanity’s Responsibility
I don’t know what made me think about it, but I couldn’t help but remember the game of dodgeball from my elementary school days. In elementary school, we used to play dodgeball during recess and sometimes during the afterschool program. … Continue reading A Universal Thing: Dodgeball
Gazing off into Space 