The Snail Shell

I don't know what to think after reading this bit about Mast Brothers Chocolate . It's artisan chocolate, hand-made, perfectly cont...

I Side With : hopefully the only thing I'll post about this year's presidential election. Huh, I'm with Jill Stein . Too bad we...

I don't get into most big-budget AAA computer games. Last game I really loved was probably Super Crate Box . I got into Braid  too. But...

What is the most harmful drug ? Not cocaine or heroin, but alcohol. (when you take into account the damage to society as well as damage to ...

I finally read this thing. It's about a gorilla and a guy who discuss how the world/environment got to be this way, and how we can sav...

(I'll only talk vaguely. I don't think reading this will make you enjoy the show less, but some might consider this post to contai...

Mostly for posterity, so I can remember what I'm thinking at this point in my life. 1. I need to work on concentration first. (As opp...

I guess this guy Bruce Hood wrote a book about how the "self" is an illusion, or rather, an emergent phenomenon. He explains it b...

A couple of thoughts about how to live better . Mostly it's context. Design your world in advance to help you be as good as possible ...

I read his biography. I am struck by a few things: 1. We really venerate him in nerd circles, but he was in many ways not a good person. ...

Almost four years ago I started a new career in a new town. Now I'm doing it again. The last one worked out pretty okay, but I can do ...

Yes! I wanted to come back to the states and try something new , get into a bigger pond, really get out and expand my life, throw off the s...

40 hour work weeks are actually better all around than longer ones . Academics: going to publish a paper? Check if that journal supports ...

Done all the visits! They were all great. For each school, I'd rather do a PhD there than not do a PhD there. And for each city, I...

I'm deciding where to go to grad school, right, and where to spend the next 5-6 years of my life. It's a tough choice with a lot of...

Some studies, mostly from Richard Wiseman via Eric Barker , about people that I find maybe useful: Smelling rosemary makes you smarter ? ...

I'm viscerally afraid of bugs and needles. Seeing a bug (a big one, a stingy one, or a cockroach inside) makes my blood run cold. Seei...

or, "Dan gets mad at pop culture twice." Limitless. Well, this one was actually not bad. It's fun. Guy finds drug that mak...

I don't know if anyone likes these posts, but at the very least, it's a good list of things I found interesting once and might want...

This thought has been running through my head a lot recently. (Anyone know the actual quote?) Think about the first time you had vodka. I...