Musings on the Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins

Today I finished reading the Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins.

I bought from iTune stores for iPad because it comes with an app to play around (Only available for iPad, not for iPhone). In addition, the app offers illustrations for each chapter, theory, and findings so that a reader can better conceptualize while they're reading. The book was intended for 12 years old and adults from non scientific background. It's so much clearer and easily understandable. But Dawkins answered that it's so much harder for him to write such a book because he has to maintain scientific facts and integrity while reducing the complexity of the scientific terms.

Youtube and its Evolution

Back in 2007 when I was with my friend, enjoying random chatting,

Friend: “Hey I saw the video clip the other day, it was so funny.”

Me: “Ok, what is it about?”

“It was a song they made it funny.”

“Where did you watch that clip?”

“You know it’s very popular website.”

“um…Friendster?”

“nope. I can’t remember the site. But it’s very well-known.”

“You said it’s very popular, and yet you can’t remember?”

“HAHAHA, yea… what is it? C’mon. It’s at the tip of my tongue.”

“Well, how would I know?”

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

For holidays, I was looking for a book that I can enjoy; not too sensitive, not too fictional, not too provocative. Finally I came upon a sci-fi genre that, I thought, could intrigue and entertain me for a couple of weeks. I picked Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice (1st book of her trilogy). The book won numerous awards: Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Arthur C. Clarke Award. The recipient books of those awards at least exude excellence and best science works in novels. 

Last day of 2015

Consciousness

Last day of 2015, 

I've been swamped with an idea,

that relives my college freshman scenes.

Compassion Vs Fact

Analysis (Part I)

I’d like to process today how many layers of consideration do we have to put into when we consider a root of a problem/argument/debate/conflict/etc etc etc?

Then we use “compassion” when we consider someone else problem. How far we can sustain such a compassion when it comes to dealing with a problem? Do we outright demand an expected response what it’s supposed to be or do we have a personal compassion which is in turn dictated by many strata of consideration?

Here’s an example.

Year End Lunchbreak

Today is our year end lunch break at Weill Hall 2nd floor. It has been 4 years since I joined Weill Institute Cell and Molecular Biology. Since this is the only time when everyone from every lab in WICMB comes down and has lunch together, I began seeing new faces some of whom I don't even know if they're graduates or postdocs.

I'd like to end my post with this song, oldie but goodie; the song from 90s when I was in high school.

"When I look into your eyes" by Firehouse

Vegan Cheesecake

Today is my first day I ever tried eating vegan cheesecake after 30 years of carnivore life.

Unless I'm told it's made of vegan, I would have believed it's just a normal cheesecake with a bit difference in flavor. I also learned that cheesecake was made out of tofu. It's chocolate vegan cheesecake. Sweet.