books of interest, fall 2014

what happens to a bum like that?

From THE PLACE OF DEAD ROADS, by William S. Burroughs

the antidepressant effects of medieval weaponry

And you didn’t think you could use neuroscience to improve your life. (From Koenigs & Grafman, 2009.)

books of interest

I’ve gotten in the habit of taking photos of books that look interesting to read. I have a big backlog on my phone at this point; here are the most recent.

I don’t actually want to read this last one, but it is an interesting curiosity, as it’s co-written by one of the world’s most famous sleep researchers.

hoongk! hoongk!

In the inevitable Lankhmar movie, the part of Fafhrd will surely be played by Tim Meadows.

the pool of the dark tortoise

I’m not sure what commentary I could offer that would improve this.

why to have a smartphone

Nobody steal my experiment, now.

transpacific adorability

Lucky to have them, sad that they’re so far away. Miss you, my girls.

“cutting a tooth? i’ll cut *your* tooth.”

Godzilla bukkake é o novo lolcats

Selah!

(My dissertation’s due on Monday — so YEAH, I’m in a weird mood…)