January 2010
14 posts
DNA before Plate tectonics
Its almost unbelievable to think that the the structure of DNA was described [1] a full 13 years before the theory of plate tectonics [2].
[1] J. D. Watson and F. H. C. Crick (1953). “Molecular structure of Nucleic Acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid”. Nature 171: 737–738. doi:10.1038/171737a0.
[2] J. Tuzo Wilson (1966). “Did the Atlantic close and then...
Socrates in America - Arguing to death →
The Economist:
“If the most famous philosopher of all were alive today, he might find America remarkably similar to his own Athens of the fifth century BC. Socrates would witness a vibrant and proud democracy, and disdain it as an indulgence of the benighted, unphilosophical “herd”. He would interrogate America’s politicians, talk-radio and cable-television pundits in search of honest...
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La Rose Complète
Setting by Lauridsen
Poetry by...
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“Fifteen percent believed that web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee was either head of...”
– BBC News - Steve Jobs and Sir Tim Berners-Lee baffle the Brits
Science fact →
If you took all the veins from your body & laid them end to end, you would die.
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Carla Bruni - L’amoureuse
I’m...
The year that was 2009
Jan: Should have worked harder
Feb: How not to be a teamplayer
Mar: So this is how a team should work
Apr: Slaving 24/7
May: Finished!
Jun: Graduation, great wine, and surprisingly good fencing
Jul: Parents moving from childhood home
Aug: Flat hunting
Sept: Barolo and Barbaresco
Oct: Welcome to postgraduate life
Nov: Settling in, ‘Do embryonic stem cells form adult tissues?’...
December 2009
25 posts
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“Resolve to always be beginning—to be a beginner.”
– Perhaps my perfect resolution from Rilke. It’s never too late to start from scratch and build all mannner of things (friendships, relationships, knowledge, concepts, faith) back up from the foundations—block by block.