Alicia’s Story reads like a long blog post or e-mail to her closest friends A Young Woman's Story of Survival
Why does every generation consider the next less educated, less intellectual and lacking reverence for ‘the classics’? Fish swims around the cold river bowl: “What a lovely view!” Another circuit: “What a lovely view!” A third time: “What a lovely view!” So on, ad nauseam. The point being that if you have no useful memory, all experiences are simultaneously novel and utterly repetitive A people without a knowledge of its history is like a tree without root
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: Storied Theory: Tribal Minds
Science and stories are not only compatible, they're inseparable, as shown by Einstein's classic 1905 paper on the photoelectric effec
Science seems to be afraid of storytelling, perhaps because it associates narrative with long, untestable yarns. Stories are perceived as "just" literature. Worse, stories are not reducible to mathematics, so they are unlikely to impress our peers...Actions, small or large, are taken at a certain time by human beings—who are living out a story.
• All theories tell a story. They have a beginning, in which people and ideas, models, molecules and governing equations take the stage. Their roles are defined; there is a puzzle to solve How Einstein Tells It [Finally researchers have come up with a reason other than pure laziness for why teenagers can't shower and brush their teeth or unload the dishwasher and wipe down the counter Trust, however, that they'll grow out of it ; Swiss scientists have realised the snake oil salesman's dream: a potion that increases trust. One whiff of a brain-penetrating hormone called oxytocin, and you would trust him with your wallet, if not your life Oxytocin: A potion to be taken on trust ; Sleep disorders now as costly as asthma]
• · Put your sweet lips . . . A simple gesture that can express love and reverence — or insult and betrayal. A kiss, Keith Thomas discovers, is never just a kiss A kiss is never just a kiss ; Summer is the time of long rambles and deep thinking, but some walkers' journeys to deeper consciousness are anything but pedestrian Just a closer walk with me ; Create a wildlife-friendly yard
• · · John Gyarfas always sat at the same table, in the same chair, with his glass of water and his newspapers. On weekends past he was joined by a childhood friend, Sir Peter Abeles, with whom he came to Australia, Sir Paul Strasser and other regulars. But that crowd had thinned The father of Sydney cafe society ; If you build it they will come: There's a niche born every minute, too. How many razor blades and razors are there? I have at least three razors and dozen unusable blades. Stop calling blades X2 Max. Common call a particular brand say a peach and make sure a razor has the same name. I will remember it and so will my wife. Brand yourself a friendly brand and stop wasting our time looking for the right blades! One Nation, With Niches for All
• · · · Who's the greatest American writer? Maybe Mark Twain, maybe Scott Fitzgerald, maybe Ernest Hemingway, maybe Robert Frost. Who will emerge as greatest American? ; Little did we know that we'd been having a quick cup of coffee with Gen. Paul Tibbets, who flew the Enola Gay and dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, thus bringing an end to World War II. Seems like I always get surprised by people
• · · · · People afflicted with multiple personalities reveal that the idea of the self is a fiction A case of mistaken identity crisis; Thomas Jay Oord discusses both the harmony and discord between altruism and one's motives Egocentric altruism may not be a contradiction ; The court victory of a man convicted of possessing cannabis has left "improper" searches by police sniffer dogs at the mercy of judges Sniff but don't touch - search improper
• · · · · · Surreal Vienna: Jesse and Celine, meet on a train to Vienna - Why even great books can have disappointing endings And then it began to rain: The Irresponsible Self; And thank you for your interest: Hey, rejection isn't so bad