Category Archives: Reviews

Healing Rhythms – A Review

I recently purchased the “Healing Rhythms” software and biofeedback device from Wild Divine (http://www.wilddivine.com). Healing Rhythms consists of a biofeedback device that measures heart rate and skin conductance (a measure of anxiety or arousal), and computer software designed to help … Continue reading →

Philosophy in the Flesh (Book Review)

I recently read the book “Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought” by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. While I don’t agree with everything in the book, I think it provides a good conceptual … Continue reading →

Marvin Minsky’s “Computation” (Book Review)

“Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines” by Marvin Minsky, published in 1967, is meant to be a sort of textbook about basic theoretical topics in computer science (Minsky used the book himself in teaching a course at MIT). Minsky takes the … Continue reading →

“Calculus” by Tom Apostol (Book Review)

In deciding that I needed to brush up on my math, I recently went looking for a good calculus / general math book, and came across this classic calculus text (comprised of two volumes) by Tom Apostol. I found it … Continue reading →

E. O. Wilson’s “Consilience” (Book Review)

This week’s “Book of the Week” is Edward O. Wilson’s classic 1999 book, Consilience. Wilson is one of my heroes – he is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the author of the famous (and one-time controversial) book on the … Continue reading →