by Dan Jeffries | Apr 3, 2013 | Books, Science, Uncategorized, Education, Enlightenment, Reviews, Satori, World Events |
Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything is probably the best non-fiction book I’ve ever read. In fact, it’s probably the best one ever written. The sheer amount of information in it is utterly staggering. It is so well researched that when...
by Dan Jeffries | Feb 21, 2012 | Science |
In the last few days, a couple of different story link sites sent me running to Gizmag. I’ve been reading it constantly ever since. It’s filled with cutting edge stories about people making the future right now. It wasn’t the first time I’ve...
by Dan Jeffries | Nov 29, 2011 | Science |
Doctor Tipster is running a story about a Dutch researcher who created a super-flu virus, right out of a horror movie. They followed up with an article debating not only whether the research should take place, but whether the research should be published. The reasons...
by Dan Jeffries | Nov 19, 2011 | Science |
Since my favorite cat got cancer not long ago, I’ve naturally found myself thinking about cancer and disease more and more. As a SF writer, I’ve always taken a keen interest in modern medicine. As we’ve moved into the information age, we’ve...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 15, 2011 | Science |
If you don’t know about Ted Talks you’re missing out. Whenever you want to give yourself a moment of satori or inspiration just jump on over to the Ted Talks website and randomly pick a video or two. They only last 12 or 13 minutes. Most of the time...