The prisoner’s dilemma as a briefcase exchange
(I think the PD sheds light on so much of human life. We continuously find ourselves in situations with its structure. Here is a brief explanation of the PD.) Continue reading The Prisoner’s Dilemma
Seattle Heat Wave
Worldwide temperature anomalies, March to May 2007.
(Update. It was 102 in Seattle Saturday, 1 degree short of the highest temperature ever recorded here. Normal high for this date in Seattle is 73. Forecast for 110 by Monday.)
I’m currently living in the great Seattle heatwave. Seattle averages only 3 days a year over 90 degrees Fahrenheit and even then it typically goes down into the 60s at night. Continue reading Seattle Heat Wave
Good Writing
E. B. White (1899 – 1977) at age 77, writing in the boathouse of his home in Maine.
I learned most of what I know about writing from two books: William Strunk and E.B. White’s The Elements of Style, and William Zinsser’s On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. Continue reading Good Writing
Great Prose
Will Durant Bertrand Russell
Here are examples of great writing about the value of philosophy from two great prose stylists Will Durant and Bertrand Russell. Continue reading Great Prose
Finding Fulfilling Work
How to Find Fulfilling Work (The School of Life)
My Previous Advice – One of the most difficult things tasks for most of us is finding fulfilling (paid) work in our modern economic system. Continue reading Finding Fulfilling Work
