I recently watched this video from one of my favorite YouTube channels, SciShow, and got me off on a thought tangent. I've always wondered about how non-life things could evolve, such as languages and cultures, and music is just the same. It endures the same selection pressures as life, if you take some imaginative interpretations. …
The final Hobbit movie, or “WAAARRRRR”
I just watched this in the bargain theater in my town, at 3.50$ a ticket, and it was worth it. I also saw the second movie a while ago, sort of, I think I fell asleep before finishing it, so consider this a sort of review of that movie also. I don't really remember what …
The Judge
I spent 1/3 of this movie waiting for it to start, another third waiting for it to end. The middle was filled with vomit, diarrhea, and a wisecracking Tony Stark. If you are expecting a courtroom drama, as I was, don't waste your time. This is a family drama about family issues. It's about a lawyer …
Creating new senses for humans
I just watched this TED talk with David Eagleman, and I am impressed, astonished and excited for the future of our species. After seeing all the different ways our brain is able to process sensory input in this video, I am convinced that Eagleman's 'Mr. Potato-head' analogy is not far off at all. If blind …
Dumb and Dumber To
Well I wouldn't bother writing about this except that I made a point to write a post about EVERY movie I watched this year that I hadn't seen before. So, here goes. This movie was stupid, mean-spirited, thoughtless and lazy. And that coming from a fan of the original. It started out promising. The idea of …
Jonas David 