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The Radical King, words of Martin Luther King Jr., organized and edited by Cornel West
The powerful words of Dr. King.
Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Perhaps the most important manuscript of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Artemis, by Andy Weir
Follow up to the Martian.
Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood, By Trevor Noah
A perspective on how your life story can be your biggest asset.
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are, By Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Inferences from big data.
Year in Review – 2017
Summaries for 2017
Information about sleep
Last year, I attended a talk about “sleep” by a world renown sleep expert. I thought the subject was fascinating, especially as I was approaching the sleepless life of being a new parent. Below for summary. -Rhythms: Infradian (more than one day), circadian (daily), ultradian (within a rhythm). Sleep sessions are circadian; sleep cycles (REM/NREM)Continue reading “Information about sleep”
The Sports Gene, by David Epstein
Nature vs. nurture take on athletics.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, By Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysics as a philosophical guiding light.
Book Summaries. Less than 272 words. 