Books: The Swarm

It’s a fact that I enjoy reading “end-of-the-world” stories.  You know, the ones where some terrible disaster means the end of mankind.  The more the stories are anchored in reality, the more believable the story and the more I enjoy them.

I usually don’t hawk books here, but I recently finished reading an excellent Novel … Read More

The Internet, Promises Unfulfilled

There was a time when I thought that the most promising aspects of the Internet was that, at least initially, everyone had the opportunity for equality.  Isolated behind keyboards and one way screens it would be more about interests, knowledge and abilities.  We would have opportunities to communicate ideas with both experts and novices without … Read More