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Talks about books, manga, short stories, etc….

Sam Harris – Lying

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I mentioned in a previous post that Sam Harris had a new e-book coming out. Unfortunately, it premiered on Kindle and I didn’t get around to reading it until a few days weeks ago when it came out in PDF … Continue reading →

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Check out Hawking at TED

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Not much to say other than Hawking is a bad ass. If you haven’t read any of his books, I highly recommend picking one up. My favorite (I’ve only read a few) is A Briefer History of Time. If you … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Reality

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Yesterday’s post reminded me that Dawkins has a new book coming out called the Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True. Apparently it’s already out in the UK, but we Yanks get to wait until October 4th. I … Continue reading →

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Open Your Eyes

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

The following taken from Richard Dawkins’ book Unweaving the Rainbow, which had a lot of its content drawn from some earlier lectures that he did called Growing Up in the Universe. There are five of them and they are an … Continue reading →

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New Book From Sam Harris: Lying

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

So I just heard about this book yesterday and it comes out on September 19th! I think it’s going to be a short follow up book like Letter to a Christian Nation was for The End of Faith. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Dawkins Pitching His New Book

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Richard Dawkins, the famous Oxford biologist and author of books such as The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion, and The Greatest Show on Earth, has a new book out! The Magic of Reality. Unlike his previous books, this one is … Continue reading →

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Update on Singularity Institute Charity

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

A couple of days ago I made a post in which I asked people to research and consider donating money to the Singularity Institute. I know I nudged at least one person into donating, and that’s awesome. Here are the stats … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Read and/or Watch Death Note

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

This is an anime/manga series that (I have actually checked and tested myself) catches and intrigues even non-anime fans. So if you’re first thought is, “Meh. I don’t like anime” not so fast! At least hear the pitch. Death Note … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Anime

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

It’s official! (Because I’m declaring it here.) If they ever chose to bring Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality to life, they need to do it in anime. I know this is not an educational post, but my nerd … Continue reading →

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A Short Story Ending in a Request

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

So, I was surfing Facebook earlier, looking at pics posted by other people of TAM 9, when I came across this picture from NECSS 2011 in the sidebar. (I assume it’s a public domain picture, since it was on Facebook, … Continue reading →

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