Scientific method & infant studies
Further thoughts on this article which revealed, to every parent’s astonishment I’m sure, that babies remember what upsets them and learn to hope for less… Read More »Scientific method & infant studies
Scientific method: a fragile prop
There’s an unalterable gap between scientific method and basic decency. This is one of several profound deficiencies in the former, like its rigidly Newtonian frame… Read More »Scientific method: a fragile prop
Standards
Driving requires licensure, even though you can only knock off a few people at a time & do maybe half a million dollars worth of… Read More »Standards
Campaign cash: Who’s spending where in 2010
Information is a beautiful thing. br> ——————– br>Campaign cash: Who’s spending where in 2010:08 AM EDT Tuesday, August 24, 2010The Post offers an interactive table… Read More »Campaign cash: Who’s spending where in 2010
SF night shot
Got an eyeful of SF at night from across the Bay, with fog tickling the towers. The camera refused to resolve the image, so …… Read More »SF night shot
Life, as explained by a typo
Caveat emptor: tasteless humor. It just smacked me in the frontal lobe that “ruination” is one transposition away from “urination.” My professional trajectory suddenly makes… Read More »Life, as explained by a typo
Nacre
“Nacre” sounds like an erotic euphemism. A leisurely beachcombing near ancient oyster beds led me to realize that. In fact, it went further, and prompted… Read More »Nacre
Fabulous dress sense!
Coming up to Castro & Market, I noticed half a dozen middle-aged men, most in wonderful shape, some with jackets draped over their chairs and some with… Read More »Fabulous dress sense!
Words to Corbett’s green bits
City pocket-gardensSmelling tranquil, earthy,Kiss the looming trees inAlmost plenty; better,Much, than concrete jungle.
Haiku: Strung stones in a shop
I’m briefly amazed:Do trees, clouds, waves fit on string?Those are _my_ prayer beads.