Maine's War on Coyotes - A piece on why Maine has declared open season on Coyotes. The author is against such actions and points out the politics involved behind the scenes, while environmentalists are ignored.
The Bottleneck - This article is by Edward O.Wilson. If you have not read anything from him, you are truly missing out. Earths ability to support our growth is finite. We are on a crash course with environmental catastrophe. How can we shift to a culture of permanence ? Man is a geophysical force and can not act without any regards to the environment which sustains him, and all life on this planet. Wilson also talks about a brithrate that would bring the population growth to zero, China's impending crisis, and why humans have trouble thinking many generations ahead.
This is the second book I have read from this author. Flashforward was an excellent book .............and this one is pretty good also. I have noticed my different style of reviewing books. But I did not plan that out. Until now. I am going to just give the 'meat and potatoes' of this book.
Ricky Ricardo and Quince both share an uncommon trait. They both have the same first and last name. Is this true ?
The Drake equation estimates the number of broadcasting civilizations in the universe.
Einstein never understood and called quantum mechanics "spooky action at a distance."
'The Water Hole" refers to a group of frequencies ( between hydrogen and hydroxyl - the two components of water ) in the Earth's atmosphere that are most transparent to radio waves.
The fourth dimension is thought to be very special in the fact that it allows the possiblility to have manifolds that are topologically but not smoothly equivalent.
Humanity is all connected at the 'overmind.' A 'place' in the fourth dimension where everyones memories are recorded. It is one structure but it is not aware of itself, and humans are not aware of it. ( the case of an innate ability of language is brought up as an example - everyone says 'big yellow ball' instead of 'yellow big ball' , yet no one is taught to say one or the other )
Quantum mechanics note : things are indeterminate until they are observed.
OK, so you still do not know anything about the story. But take my word, it is pretty good especially if you find the above topics interesting......
What Sacagawea Means o Me - Nothing, Something, blah skip this one !
Common Scents - a few giggles, but skip this one too !
The Littlest Hitler - funny story, made up for the first two.
Tales of the Tyrant - dated, but gives a better look at Saddam Hussein the person, if you into that sort of thing
The Meticulous Grove of Black and Green - hrmmm, not much here did I miss something ?
Visiting Hours - ok, now I know why this book is not required
Things We Knew When The House Caught Fire - ahh ! a good story from a young adults point of view about the new family that moved into town.
A Primer For The Punctuation Of Heart Disease - non required reading
The Guide To Being A Good Groupie - non required reading
Love And Other Catastrophies - non required reading
