Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
Almost everyone has heard of genetics in one way or another. But by treating chains of acids only as an encrypted set of traits of our organisms, we miss a great deal of what is happening, if not everything.
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On Books
Reading notes — mostly hard science fiction, and the books that keep rearranging the room.
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A Little About Respect and Contempt
ContinueIn just two quotes: one from Bertrand Russell about Bishop Colenso and the Zulus, and one from Saint Augustine about the vice of curiosity.
Five-Dog Night
ContinueNative Australians kept captive dingos as companions, watchdogs, and even as living blankets, giving rise to the expression "five-dog night" to mean a very cold night.
On Dangerous Wit
ContinueIf William of Malmesbury can be trusted, once, when John was dining with the king, the king asked: "What separates a Scot from a sot?" John answered: "Only the width of the dinner table!"
Richard Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
ContinueWhat kind of physicist picks locks for fun, and wins the Nobel by working out the wobble of a cafeteria plate?