Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
Well, here we are – it’s finally summer. Or, at least, it will be in five days. And yet, for some reason it doesn’t really feel like summer to me. Maybe that’s just because the temperature this weekend was IN THE FORTIES. IN JUNE. WHAT THE HECK. Seriously, though, it’s been bizarrely cold and rainy Read More …
Ahhh, schadenfreude. Is there anything better than seeing someone overconfident in their success suddenly be crushed by their own hubris? To stand spectator and say “look at them, hoisted by their own petard”? But that is a rather strange turn of phrase, isn’t it? It’s one of those sayings that seems to be rather common Read More …
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Seveneves is without a doubt, one of the best science fiction books I have ever read. It is also the first book to make me feel physically stressed. And I mean that this book had so much tension that I could barely handle it. I Read More …
The Great Passage by Shion Miura My rating: 4 of 5 stars One of the benefits of owning a Kindle and having an Amazon Prime membership is that they give you a free book each month (from a selection of six). This month, I downloaded The Great Passage and was pleasantly surprised at its depth Read More …
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book details the history of women at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It focuses on how their accomplishments helped send the United States to the planets, and how their Read More …
Man Seeking Woman by Simon Rich My rating: 5 of 5 stars In a series of short stories, Simon Rich portrays the relationships between men and women in hyperbole and metaphor. His descriptions of boyfriends and girlfriends is nothing short of hilarious. For example, in one story, boyfriends are traded between girlfriends like athletes are Read More …