If nothing else, this book is a strong indication as to why I am pretty much constantly broke.
The Lifecycle of Software Objects #CBR6
I wasn’t much into sci-fi until I met my other half. He has introduced me to a few of his favorite authors and I have grown to appreciate the genre much more over the last few years. Neither of us had read any Ted Chiang, whose name always pops up in sci fi discussions, so together we read his collection of excellent short stories, Stories Of Your Life And Others, which I highly recommend. At 150 pages, The Lifecycle of Software Objects is the longest […]
Don’t let my obsession with equality turn you off of a really sweet book.
All of my posts are missing most of what I wrote, and I can’t remember what I said at the time. Here’s the link to my review.
Put on a Happy Face!…You’ll Live Longer
A lot can be learned from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), one of which is why it is important to smile: Mr. Bingley, who puts on a more agreeable face, is received well by the people of Netherfield Park whereas Mr. Darcy, who doesn’t, is spurned. The science behind why Mr. Bingley experiences more social success than Mr. Darcy is explained in Marianne LaFrance’s Why Smile? The Science Behind Facial Expressions (2011). LaFrance draws on the work of latest research in biology, psychology, sociology […]