The Plucky Programmer

I started reading Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot today, following up Cosmos which I read last month. Take a look at the names of the first four chapters; “You Are Here, “Abberations of Light”, “The Great Demotions” and “A Universe Not Made for Us”. Sagan talks mainly about the human tendency to be anthropocentric, i.e. believe that everything in the universe is made around, and for them. The human species,  [ Read More ]

The Book The Cosmos. Infinitely intriguing, scientists have been writing about its marvels- sometimes accurately, sometimes not- for years. You’ve probably heard of or (atleast tried to) read a Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. While that is a great work in itself, for the casual reader it may sometimes be too technical  for those not inclined towards science. (None of those people whom I recommended this book ever  [ Read More ]