It’s tough to tear one’s eyes from the world, which appears to have accelerated its frantic move toward hell (climate change, oil shortages, ID barrages, and an imminent draft). With Claudia away (2 weeks), my solution is to bury myself in work and reading.

I recently put together a syllabus for a course in Human Systems Dynamics, and I’m looking for feedback or additional pointers. Read the PDF and reply! A syllabus for an Artificial Intelligence Workshop is on the way.

Like one LJ friend, I recently started my first Philip K. Dick (Do Androids…?). The first few days I tried to read single chapters only between studying my other two current books: a pre-mammoths-and-angels version of The Way Things Work (I’ve been curious), and my Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors (with which it looks like I’ll be able to do about anything). Damn SciFi for being so much more engaging than the books I should be reading. I should be done by tomorrow.