Great artists and intellectuals take risks. They dare to challenge prevailing paradigms of thought and popular practice, which guarantees they’ll receive resistance and ridicule. Gregor Mendel’s pioneering work in genetics was ignored by his peers. Claude Monet endured abuse by … Continued
It’s been another exciting year, and we want to thank you all for reading and, if applicable, posting comments on our blog. Once again, we would like to close out the year with some summary remarks about good and bad stuff … Continued
The Martian by Andy Weir: When I saw the preview for the Matt Damon movie based on this book, my thought was, “Bet that is a great story that will be turned into a mediocre movie.” While I can’t give … Continued