James Frey's Blog, page 85
August 13, 2020
Mind-time
from aeon The mathematics of mind-time The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures by Karl Fristonedited by Sally Davies have a confession. As a physicist and psychiatrist, I find it difficult to engage with conversations about consciousness. My biggest gripe is that the […]
August 10, 2020
The Ceres Ocean
from c|net NASA’s Dawn spacecraft discovers a hidden ocean under Ceres’ icy shell Bright spots on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, point to an underground ocean that remains active today. by Jackson Ryan In the asteroid belt, an immense region of space between Mars and Jupiter, millions of rocky bodies serenely move […]
August 5, 2020
Debbie Does Zoom
from AFP via Yahoo! News Porn video interrupts US court hearing for accused Twitter hacker Miami (AFP) – A court hearing held via Zoom for a US teenager accused of masterminding a stunning hack of Twitter was interrupted Wednesday with rap music and porn, a newspaper reported. The purpose of the hearing was to discuss […]
August 4, 2020
Temporary Death
from National Geographic These People Believe Death Is Only Temporary Transhumanists believe in a future of human immortality. A community in Russia is working to make it happen. BY DANIEL STONE In a small, white warehouse two hours north of Moscow are 56 dead people who hope to live again. Their bodies are upside down, their […]
August 3, 2020
Everyday Strangers
from DNyuz The Benefits of Talking to Strangers I’m a lifelong extrovert who readily establishes and relishes casual contacts with people I encounter during daily life: while walking my dog, shopping for groceries, working out at the Y, even sweeping my sidewalk. These ephemeral connections add variety to my life, are a source of useful […]
August 2, 2020
Rockers CIA
from The Daily Beast CIA, Guns, and Rasta: Inside the Making of Reggae’s Most Iconic Film Rockers is an absolutely wild movie with a backstory that’s much, much wilder. by Patricia Meschino Rockers is, arguably, the finest reggae movie ever made. The 1978 film tells the story of a financially struggling drummer, Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace (portraying […]
August 1, 2020
July 31, 2020
There Are No Wrong Questions
from The New York Times Do We Believe in U.F.O.s? That’s the Wrong Question Reporting on the Pentagon program that’s investigating unidentified flying objects is not about belief. It’s about a vigilant search for facts. By Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean We were part of The New York Times’s team (with the Washington correspondent Helene Cooper) that broke […]
July 30, 2020
Squid Teeth
from Army Times Are squid teeth the secret to building ‘self-healing’ robots? The Army thinks so by Todd South Scientists working with the Army are employing a natural self-healing process using squid teeth in ways that could allow future engineers to manufacture self-fixing parts in soldier clothing, prosthetic legs, personal protective equipment and even robot parts. The polymer […]
July 29, 2020
Welcome
from USA Today In 2020, anything’s possible. New government intelligence might prove alien life is, too. And let’s face it, if they’re coming, 2020 is the perfect year for them to arrive, since it has piled one unlikely event on top of another. by Glenn Harlan Reynolds “I’m not saying that it’s aliens. But it’s aliens.” […]
James Frey's Blog
- James Frey's profile
- 3308 followers
James Frey isn't a Goodreads Author
(yet),
but they
do have a blog,
so here are some recent posts imported from
their feed.
