This is a list of some good books on popular science that I recommend. For more information click on one of the links below. Continue reading Good Books on Popular Science
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Meaning of the Movie “Paterson”
My wife and I just watched Paterson, the new movie written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It touched me unlike any film I’ve seen in years; I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. And what was on the screen? A box of matches, a guitar, cupcakes, the inside of a bus, the outside of a dreary house, a dark dive bar, an ugly dog, old city streets and buildings, lots of circles and twins, a waterfall, a bridge, lines of poetry, and … mature love. Continue reading Meaning of the Movie “Paterson”
Online Game Addiction
    1. THE PROBLEM
Discussions with more than a thousand college-aged students at one of the countries premier state universities have convinced me that video games ruin the social and scholastic life of many students. As a community, we must understand that this is indeed a problem. I don’t claim that this is our greatest social malady, but I do claim that many students—particularly computer science students at my university—have an addiction to these games. (And it is easy to infer that students at other institutions face this same problem.) Of course, the evidence for my claim, attested to by hundreds of students, is anecdotal. As such, it suffers from all the shortcomings of a non-scientific investigation; it is no substitute for serious investigation. With these caveats in place, I reiterate my concern about the effect contemporary computer games have on college students. Continue reading Online Game Addiction
Good Books on Evolution and Ethics
This is a list of some good on ethics that emphasize or touch on evolution. For more information click on one of the links below. (**Books that had a special influence on me.) Continue reading Good Books on Evolution and Ethics
Good Books on Evolution
We know little about ourselves or the world without understanding evolution. Here is a list of some books on the implications of evolutionary theory that I recommend. For more information click on one of the links below. (**Â Books that especially influenced me.) Continue reading Good Books on Evolution