Svetlana Alexievich: Second-hand Time
Second-hand Time is a collection of voices, stories, fragments and witness accounts. They tell of the individual and collective experience of existence in the grinding jaws of history.
Further Reading
Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics. Karl Ove Knausgård on the role of editors and the practice of writing. Angus Deaton Nobel Prize in economics. A brief introduction to the history and mathematics of labyrinths. Yale University has put 170,000 photos of the US from 1935 to 1945 online. And more.
Highlights from the Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear Collections
A selection of my favourite outfits from the spring 2016 RTW collections.
The Great Beauty
"La Grande Bellezza" (The Great Beauty) is one of those films that I want to watch again and again because of its beautiful cinematography and its memorable monologues and dialogues not to mention the beautiful soundtrack.
Further Reading
Social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare. Yale University will receive 136.20 euros in interest on a perpetual bond issued in 1648 from a Dutch water authority. The Mouse of Wall Street. Duration of urination. Oliver Sacks has passed away. And more.
Further Reading
John Conway’s life in games. What happens to your checked luggage. Obituary for John Holland. Ten reforms the Troika would impose on Germany. Mathematicians have discovered a new type of pentagon that can tile the plane. Fifty psychological and psychiatric terms to avoid. Earth view. And more.
Vallée Blanche
I had read somewhere that the Vallée Blanche Traverse is one of the most spectacular day hikes in the Chamonix area or indeed anywhere in the world. And spectacular it is.
Refuge Albert 1er Glacier du Tour
The Glacier du Tour on a perfect day.
Further Reading
Interview with Alvin Roth on matching theory. A debate on effective altruism. The LHCb Experiment at CERN discovers a new type of particle made up of 5 quarks. Kim Kardashian explains why marginal propensity to consume decreases as income rises. FAO Schwarz is closing. And more.
Gornergletscher
The Gorner Glacier or Gornergletscher in German is one of the largest glaciers in the Alps and a sight to behold.
Further Reading
What the textbooks don't tell you about psychology's most famous case study. A profile Maryam Mirzakhani. Marina Warner reviews old and new editions of the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. The best time to post on social networks. Who needs CGI when you've got more than 20,000 extras? And more.
Further Reading
What is code? One of the oldest problems in combinatorics has been solved. Calculate your risk of dying in the next 5 years. The mathematical legacy of John Nash. The Atlantic has republished Host by David Foster Wallace. Karl Ove Knausgaard on Anders Breivik. Profile of Marc Andreessen. And more.