Monthly Archives: September 2011

Wrestling’s “Rules for Radicals”

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Mike

Originally written in late 2009 I first heard of Saul Alinsky’s book Rules for Radicals, a primer on community organizing, during a job interview some years ago.  It was an informal interview over lunch with a couple of guys I … Continue reading →

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Schrödinger on Heredity and Quantum Mechanics

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Mike

I recently came upon an inexpensive copy of The World of Mathematics, Volume 2,  and while I usually try to avoid purchasing single volumes of multi-volume works (that is, I prefer to buy entire sets at a time), I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Hofstadter’s “Number Numbness,” Revisited

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Mike

Originally posted to the blog “Randomize at Will,” September 2011.  In his May 1982 article, “On Number Numbness,” noted author, Gödel enthusiast and master of all things complicated Douglas Hofstadter eloquently laments a global decline in the appreciation and comprehension … Continue reading →

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