Forgot to mention that I’m now on Atheist Nexus. You can find me here.
21 July 2008
More Ascent of Man thoughts
The “Quest Drive for Power” episode still has me thinking, even after a bike ride in the hot, humid, midday sun fried my brain (note to self — biking to the 17th Street Market midday during the summer = FAIL).
The thing I *really* liked about that episode was Bronowski’s inclusion of the Romantic poets. Given [...]
21 July 2008
The Ascent of Man
I’ve been slowly getting The Ascent of Man DVDs from Netflix. The current disk in hand is Disk 3, with “Starry Messenger,” “Majestic Clockwork,” and “Drive for Power.” I watched “Starry Messenger” a few days ago, and the other two last night.
I really love the history of science and technology, especially that whole period between [...]
