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 …
The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut
The Sirens of Titan was clever, fun and charming, as is everything by Vonnegut that I've read. And it also says a lot about how the world works. The plot centers on Malachi Constant, son of the luckiest man on Earth, who invested in the stock markets using the Bible as a guide telling him …
Citadel of the Autarch
I finally finished this amazing series, by Gene Wolfe.  I have been continually impressed by these books, and the conclusion was no different. These books all seemed to have a theme to them, or a focus. The first book I felt was more about the world, and though the story was exciting and interesting, I felt …
Serial
I just finished listening to the Serial podcast, and it's left me feeling a bit strange. First of all, when I started listening I thought it was a fiction. I went in, as I often do with books and movies, knowing nothing about the story other than people had said it was good. I thought …
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
I watched this movie in two sittings because it was very long and I was bored by it. I remember being a fan of the original Lord of the Rings movies, and I loved the Hobbit the book, but this movie just... didn't draw me in. My favorite scenes from the book--Bilbo tricking the trolls …
Jonas David 