My introduction to cosmology was Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980). What struck me was Sagan’s cadence. He spoke slowly, almost reverently, as though the subject demanded awe before explanation. He framed knowledge as a moral duty: to understand our place, to cultivate humility in the face of immensity. The series worked because itContinue reading “From Cosmos to Multiverse”
Category Archives: Authors
Game Theory
Neil Patrick Harris portrays Carl Jenkins (featured in the banner image) in Starship Troopers (1997). Carl Jenkins demonstrates both a high mathematical intelligence as well as psychic-abilities which, when he signs up for Federal Service, lands him in Games and Theory: military intelligence (replete with SS-styled uniforms). When I saw the Reading List and FinalContinue reading “Game Theory”
Graeber’s “Debt”
Too many books sit unread on my shelf. This weekend, I finally made my way to Debt, The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber (2011). The first chapter prepared me for disappointment. Graeber proudly announces his role in protesting the IMF and occupying Wall Street (I did not know his background before buying his books).Continue reading “Graeber’s “Debt””
Protective Arts 