Random Thoughts

The question of what the major current problems of Biology are cannot be answered, for I do not know of a single biological discipline that does not have major unsolved problems... still, the most…

That first early morning cup is wearing off; it's time for more coffee zen and a dose of science browsing to bring the day back into equilibrium: Who knew bugs could be beautiful? Bug Safari is one…

Ignorance is not just a blank space on a person's mental map. It has contours and coherence, and for all I know rules of operation as well.- Thomas Pynchon, Slow Learner, p. 15

"I seldom enjoy competition in real life. I find it fun only when I am up against somebody who takes things more seriously than I do." QDS

It is true that if we look at a glass of wine closely enough we see the entire universe. There are the things of physics: the twisting liquid which evaporates depending on the wind and weather, the…

There are very few lovers of truth, for truth's sake, even amongst those who persuade themselves that they are so. How a man may know whether he be so in earnest, is worth inquiry: and I think there…

Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have great…

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05182009/business/mags_ads_plunge_169779.htm Declining advertising continues to rock monthly magazines, which have seen their ad-page count tumble 23 percent for year-to-…

Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric revels the organization of the entire tapestry. - Richard Feynman, The Character of Physical Law, p.34

Tired of reading about science ? In need of a boost to your ego ? You think you are smarter than me ? Can you play chess at a reasonable level ? Or, do you have a chess program and you don't mind…