- Chris Rowan on the accidents that made him a geologist; accidents played a very big role in my choosing my area of research, institution, and, my advisor, too; so, I could identify with almost all of what he is saying.
- Mind Hacks alerts us to the availability of Dana Guide to Brain Health online, for free;
- Rajeev on a statistical approximation method for matrix diagonalization; there will be updates about the implementation soon. So, keep checking!
- Tyler Cowen’s advice on reading is simple–go and grab, go and grab, go and grab! I grab too many videos from the library and have no guilty conscience if I return them unwatched–though I spend a dollar a video; however, if I borrow a book, I am so very reluctant to return in unread. I don’t know why! On the other hand, there are so many books that I buy, which lie unread for ages on my shelf. May be a little bit of economic education is necessary to implement Cowen’s advice!
- A couple of links from Literary Saloon: 50 celebrated writers nominate brilliant but underrated books; Joseph Epstein repeats the exercise of writing an essay on the literary situation of the day, after 25 years;
- Jenny Davidson on the beauty of periodic elements; and,
- Via Jenny again, the life and legacy of Linnaeus.
Happy reading!
