Michael Nielsen

One of my favourite letters, insightful & humane, from Richard Feynman to a former student who was having a rough time I was reflecting on it as an argument in favour of scope insensitivity, or even in favour of smaller problems:

Favourite book of the year: "Molecular Biology of the Cell" Honorable mentions, no particular order: + Cormack McCarthy's "Stella Maris" (ht @emiyazono @wjzeng ) + C. S. Lewis's "A Grief Observed" + Huston Smith's "The World's Religions" (ht @mayli)

Favourite book of the year: "Molecular Biology of the Cell" Honorable mentions, no particular order: + Cormack McCarthy's "Stella Maris" (ht @emiyazono @wjzeng ) + C. S. Lewis's "A Grief Observed" + Huston Smith's "The World's Religions" (ht @mayli)

Favourite book of the year: "Molecular Biology of the Cell" Honorable mentions, no particular order: + Cormack McCarthy's "Stella Maris" (ht @emiyazono @wjzeng ) + C. S. Lewis's "A Grief Observed" + Huston Smith's "The World's Religions" (ht @mayli)

Favourite book of the year: "Molecular Biology of the Cell" Honorable mentions, no particular order: + Cormack McCarthy's "Stella Maris" (ht @emiyazono @wjzeng ) + C. S. Lewis's "A Grief Observed" + Huston Smith's "The World's Religions" (ht @mayli)

Similar: I enjoyed Oppenheimer the first time, but enjoyed it *much more* the second

Another striking thread about recent progress on LK-99:

I found this thread enlightening:

I found the Goodreads reviews of Feyerabend's "Against Method" - one of the most important books in my life - very interesting & diverse:

Finished rereading Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything". Beautiful stylized history & pop science, w/an emphasis on how we gradually improve our understanding in fits & starts, & of how ignorant we remain

One of the best appreciations of science& scientists ever IMO

American Prometheus, great book, here's my overly greedy review

I do very much enjoy Alison Gopnik's short memoir