Category: musings

  • For the second time in two months, my computer system has died. I’ve tried all the forms of digital CPR that I know, to no avail. Last night, I fell asleep with visions of data recovery dancing in my head. I’d reformatted (ERASED!) my hard drive, zapping out years of data, and then launched Time…

  • I’m fascinated with sleep. Scientists have been puzzling—for years—over why humans need so much of it to stay healthy. Recently, I read an article in the New York Times that detailed an intriguing theory that is being proven out in research. The super-condensed version is that our brains generate lots of waste protein while we…