Fun visit with Great Grandma
Microposts
This CBC story is disheartening:
while nearly two-thirds of Canadians see fighting climate change as a top priority, half of those surveyed would not shell out more than $100 per year in taxes to prevent climate change, the equivalent of less than $9 a month
Better Oblivion Community Center is a good listen 🎵
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu was a fun read. The Chinese perspective made it interesting, but the actual appeal was the good science fiction. I’m looking forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy.
Fun mayhem downtown today for the Raptors parade. This was as close as I could get. 🏀🦖
Lucy is ready for @rrrroutley to drop his rib
Great fun at the #spartantoronto race
Switching to summer weather mode ☀️
If you’re at all interested in mindfulness, I recommend checking out the Waking Up app. The guided meditations and lessons are very helpful.
An entertaining David Gray show, as always
Some great images of maps from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century in First You Make the Maps
Second place finish in the relay. Next up: City finals! 🏃♂️🏆
Happy 11th Birthday Owen!
Chernobyl on HBO is well worth checking out. Once you’re hooked, the associated podcast is a great companion
Happy birthday Emma!
Going Critical is a great overview of diffusion in networks
Happy birthday to Kelly! 🎉
This conversation with Stuart Russell on the After On podcast is a fascinating discussion of important topics in AI 🎙
Emma and her puppy
I found The Strange Order of Things by Antonio Damasio surprisingly difficult to read. This Mindscape episode was a much more accessible introduction to the topic via a good conversation with Sean Carroll
The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene is a fascinating and clearly written tour of the many multiverse theories. Really mind bending stuff 📚
Morbid Stuff by PUP is oddly cheerful, nihilistic punk rock itunes.apple.com/ca/album/…
Seems like an unnecessarily precise monthly fee
A great discussion about Incredibles 2 on The Incomparable podcast. I agree with the overall assessment that it had many great moments, but didn’t hold together overall.
The mystery of computation, as something our brains do, is well described in this Aeon Essay
Wonderfully rich detail in the 5 podcast series from Brady Heywood on Apollo 13 🎙
The Travellers finale is a very satisfying ending to a great TV series 📺
There are useful lessons in this discussion of statistical significance for any evidence-informed process. There’s no magic number, uncertainty matters, and judgement is required.
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie is a great book with an intriguing main character, compelling plot, and fascinating world building 📚