The red state / blue state model has completely infected our political discussions. And it is an infection. This simple video from OK Go is a fun reminder that “the world is full of every kind of color.” What are we missing when we refuse to see anything but red states and blue states in [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2012’
Introducing “Open Tab”
One of my favorite Vonnegut bits is a story he tells at the beginning of Slapstick about his brother… Bernard worked for the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, New York for awhile, where he discovered that silver iodide could precipitate certain clouds as snow or rain. His laboratory was a sensational mess, however, where [...]
Reading List: Longitude and How We Know
We think KNOWING is so easy that we approach the unknowable with suspicion. Longitude by Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrews is a worthwhile read if only to challenge the certainty of our suppositions. Modern precision is grounded in countless struggles with imprecision. Anyone who believes the modern world is a simple one should read [...]
