Monthly Archives: September 2017

Video Review: Great Courses: The Secrets Of Mental Math

Posted on September 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  The Secrets Of Mental Math, by Professor Arthur T. Benjamin The professor of this great course is something he considers a mathemagician, the sort of person who is deeply passionate about mathematics [1] as well as in countering … Continue reading →

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Video Review: Great Courses: Understanding The World’s Greatest Structures: Science And Innovation From Antiquity To Modernity

Posted on September 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  Understanding The World’s Greatest Structures:  Science And Innovation From Antiquity To Modernity, by Professor Stephen Ressler Make no mistake, this was a very enjoyable course to take, and one that many people would likely get a great deal … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Make You Believe, But We Can Make You Behave

Posted on September 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

As I have frequently noted, among the chief problems of our age is bad behavior, in acts of protests and what-not [1].  Often one hears people justify their bad behavior by their beliefs about people and places.  This is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Physics: A Short History

Posted on September 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

Physics:  A Short History:  From Quintessence To Quarks, by J.L. Heilbron For the most part, this book is an excellent and somewhat high-level look at the larger patterns of the history of physics from ancient Greece to today.  Yet there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Meaning Of Relativity

Posted on September 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Meaning Of Relativity, by Albert Einstein It’s a good thing this book has an introduction, because this particular work presents a bit of a conundrum for many readers, myself included.  This short book, which including two appendices of some … Continue reading →

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A Cure For Itching Ears

Posted on September 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

Yesterday at services, a deacon in our congregation gave a very thoughtful message about the problem of itching ears and some of its consequences in terms of some of the recurrent problems that cause difficulty because people get bored with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: On Conan Doyle

Posted on September 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

On Conan Doyle, by Michael Dirda As someone who has read a fair amount of works by Arthur Conan Doyle [1], I consider myself at least a mild fan of his writing.  This work is written by someone who is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Guards Came Through And Other Poems

Posted on September 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Guards Came Through And Other Poems, by Arthur Conan Doyle I am no stranger to the works by Arthur Conan Doyle [1], who is best remembered as the beloved creator of Sherlock Holmes, master detective.  This book was a … Continue reading →

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Shut Up, You Talk Too Much

Posted on September 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

Over the past few months there has been an increasing trend for athletes to protest what they view as police brutality in various cities to protest during the singing of the National Anthem as some sort of political statement.  I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Medieval Warfare Source Book

Posted on September 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

Medieval Warfare Source Book:  Christian Europe And Its Neighbors, by David Nicolle Most of the time, when Westerners think of the Middle Ages, they think of knights fighting gallantly on horseback.  What this book does, and does well, is place … Continue reading →

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