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Aquinas and Neuroscience

Non-linear Brain Dynamics and Intention According to Aquinas, by Walter J. Freeman. Abstract We humans and other animals continuously construct and maintain our grasp of the world by using astonishingly small snippets of sensory information. Recent studies in nonlinear brain dynamics have shown how this occurs: brains imagine possible futures

PSA: Radiation

PSA: Radiation

A Reminder of the Price we pay for energy

Overall, nuclear energy is one of the safest energy sources we have at present. It is understandable that people are afraid, but we should not let fear rule our minds.

This is why I like Damian Thompson

This is why I like Damian Thompson

I just try not to look at his headshot.

Microsoft Sho

Microsoft Research just released Sho, a marriage of .NET and Python. I would try it out, but I need to upgrade before I can run it.

A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

Johnson Space Center

Johnson Space Center

I updated the Places I've Been section with photographs from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The JSC is a shrine to mechanical engineering. There was a plaque set near the Command Module that designed the Saturn V a National Mechanical Engineering landmark. I didn't even