Wes Phillips

Gerald Edelman tries to explain consciousness. But doesn't Gödel's Law tell us that we can't use consciousness to define it?

Sounds like a country song, no?

I always knew that (and on the heart, too). What I refuse to believe is that anyone who has actually read Shakespeare could write like this:




"This interdisciplinary work is good for brain science because it offers permanent scripts of the human mind working moment-to-moment. It is good for literature as it illustrates primary human thinking. Through the two disciplines, we may discover new insights into the very motions of the mind."

Recent genetic analyses reveal that early man could not digest milk products. However, shortly after the development of agriculture, large populations in Europe and Africa developed the ability to produce lactase as adults—and milk, cheese, and yogurt became key components of their diet.

Rating bands based on their cover art. Best line: "Boston has the advantage in sheer scale, what with it carrying an entire city, but this unusually large civilian population creates a set of problems the ELO fleet does not have to deal with. Plus Boston sucks."

As an admirer of Walter Bagehot, The Economist's wonderfully quotable editor (1859-1877), I knew the magazine had a sense of humor. I just didn't realize it had such a talent for slapstick.

Bob Dylan sings Seuss. It's his most personal work since Self Portrait.