Month: September 2015

1984 (1949)
by George Orwell
(read this book online)

Noam Chomsky on George Orwell, the Suppression of Ideas and the Myth of American Exceptionalism

Animal Farm (1945)
by George Orwell
(read this book online)

a word on humility

“The day you forget where you came from you put yourself on a pedestal; and you look down on everyone else from above. Don’t forget where you came from.”
— Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis I

Introducing Mathematics: a graphic guide
(buy the book at amazon.com)

Heavenly Choir
— a detail from the Beethoven Frieze
— Gustav Klimt, fresco in Vienna ca. 1902

Ludwig van Beethoven
Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy)
from Symphony IX

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“Socrates is the wisest of Greeks.”
— The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi

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“One thing only I know; and that is that I know nothing.”
— Socrates

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For the full size poster go to the left navigation pane and click on the Bad Science guide entry under Pages.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/bayes-theorem/

Bayes’ Theorem is a simple mathematical formula used for calculating conditional probabilities.

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with the earth beneath your feet”
— Lao-tzu

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Be still and contemplate where you are. Consider with continuous attention each step onward.

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