It seems that I am one of the 100 lucky bloggers worldwide, who were quick enough to ask for Chris Anderson’s new book “The Long Tail” for review. His confirmation email came with a funny implicit disclaimer, as he is sending out not only the real books, but since too many people asked, also the …
Chris Anderson’s “The Long Tail” book is on the way for my review! Read More »
The “Englines of Creation” by Eric Drexler has been a lightning bolt for me when I read it in the late 80s, and it is great to see it freed for all to enjoy. Nanotechnology has come alive lately in lame textiles or cosmetics products, but the vision of Drexler of nanoscale manufacturing lives on, …
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When Stephen Wolfram’s long awaited book A New Kind Of Science came out, one of the challenges of reviewers, and readers alike was finding good examples of applications for the approach described. The feeling of power, and importance that the author wanted to project was often lost on those who couldn’t follow the mathematics in …
