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7/8/2011

Proust Was a Neuroscientist

author: Jonah Lehrer
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2011/06/30
date added: 2011/07/08
shelves: art, biography, ebook, history, non-fiction, science
review:
An intriguing collection of essays on 19th & 20th century artists & writers and their connections to (or foreshadowing of) psychology and neuroscience. Fascinating both for the personal histories and for the science. What’s stuck with me is both the weirdness of perception and the malleability of the brain. FWIW, that second bit actually brings me a lot of hope and comfort.

Even as a writer, I got annoyed after a while with the touches of “oh some things can never be explained” (I’m paraphrasing badly) bits. Felt a bit hand-wavey.

Still, quite interesting.

7/8/2011

Proust Was a Neuroscientist

Even as a writer, I got annoyed after a while with the touches of “oh some things can never be explained” (I’m paraphrasing badly) bits. Felt a bit hand-wavey.

Still, quite interesting.

7/8/2011

Proust Was a Neuroscientist

author: Jonah Lehrer
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2011/06/30
date added: 2011/07/08
shelves: art, biography, ebook, history, non-fiction, science
review:
An intriguing collection of essays on 19th & 20th century artists & writers and their connections to (or foreshadowing of) psychology and neuroscience. Fascinating both for the personal histories and for the science. What’s stuck with me is both the weirdness of perception and the malleability of the brain. FWIW, that second bit actually brings me a lot of hope and comfort.

Even as a writer, I got annoyed after a while with the touches of "oh some things can never be explained" (I’m paraphrasing badly) bits. Felt a bit hand-wavey.

Still, quite interesting.

7/8/2011

Twitter Digest for 2011-07-08

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@mcclearysarah sort of a shame, really, that amateur (?) fireworks have turned me off of 4th of July. used to love actual fireworks shows. in reply to mcclearysarah #
@mcclearysarah fondly remember sitting on our back porch as a kid/teen, could see bits of the Rose Bowl show from our yard. in reply to mcclearysarah #
@mcclearysarah LA was basically prof-only when I was growing up. Only ever saw sparklers etc once when I was 5 or 6 yrs old. in reply to mcclearysarah #
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7/7/2011

Today’s Links 7/7/2011

The Washington Monthly – The Magazine – The Case for Not-Quite-So-High-Speed Rail
"Europeâ€™s high-speed trains, like the German Intercity-Express, get all the attention, but we should aspire first to match its conventional rail service, which is faster than ours" – and MORE RELIABLE. I would seriously look at taking the train to PDX or BC if I trusted that they would be on time, and run frequently enough to make sense.
Founding Falter
on political history, comparison of systems, and where we are now. (not mentioned as a factor of our system surviving so long: pre-Civil War, fed gov’t didn’t do much anyhow; pre-New Deal/WWII, Congress was generally the stronger branch.)

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7/7/2011

Today’s Links 7/7/2011

FitText – A plugin for inflating web type
clever!

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7/6/2011

Twitter Digest for 2011-07-06

@olyhillary hmmmm…might take some practice, or just a bit longer hair. Thanks for the idea, tho! in reply to olyhillary #
@dylanw I briefly looked it up, then decided I didn't really want to know. in reply to dylanw #
Fresh peas are fucking miraculous. #
@davereid MOAR KITTEH! http://t.co/6gCYHhx in reply to davereid #
annoyance of longer hair: fave style @ work (upswept/bun) doesn't fit under helmet, fave under-helmet style (pigtails) not work-appropriate. #
Finally put in the earplugs & called it a night around 11, slept ok considering. Am tired, but enjoying the quiet sunny n'hood. #

7/6/2011

Today’s Links 7/6/2011

IT’S BEEN 22 YEARS SINCE WILD THING WALTZED INTO OUR – 07.04.11 – SI Vault
"To commemorate the movie, SI reassembled the most memorable Indians team since the days of Bob Feller for a look back at the making of Major League." a favorite movie of the whole family’s when I was in high school.
how to stop drowning in your notes & make them useful instead | Let’s Radiate
sort of a GTD for conferences, books, etc. I should do this.

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7/5/2011

Twitter Digest for 2011-07-05

If u can't beat em, join em? (Sitting on the patio watching whatever comes over neighbor's roof.) http://moby.to/n9h02b #
@olyhillary one of these years gonna get someone to catsit & go far far away for the 4th. in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary @DownWithPants iour cats are all hiding under various furniture. this is the 1 time when it sucks being close to the park. in reply to olyhillary #
On the plus side, another gorgeous ride out to the river, came home to tacos with homegrown lettuce (among other things). Mmmmm, summer. #
I find n'hood fireworks during the day exceptionally annoying. Loud stupid bangs, no pretty sparkles. Cats hiding under bed. #

7/4/2011

Today’s Links 7/4/2011

Watermark: Summer Solstice Sitka 1993
Lovely little poem.
icelandic fishing policy