SpudCast #14 – I Have A Dream

My 14th episode of SpudCast is up. It’s called, you guessed it, I Have A Dream. It’s all about how our subconscious lets us dream up scenarios and situations that our dull, logical minds would never let us. I read about this in Robert Mankoff’s book,...

SpudCast #13 – Keeping notes of your ideas

Episode 13 of SpudCast is up! And fortunately for you, it’s a short one. It’s a bit of a soundseeing tour as I walk (and sprint) to the train station on my way to work in the darkness of the morning at 6:30am. At one point, I sprint for the train as it...

Sputnik’s 50th anniversary!

To paraphrase what someone wrote on SlashDot today, “Russians launch US space program!”. October 4, 1957 was the day the world (well, most of it) entered the space age. I’ve always been intrigued by the launch of Sputnik and the hysteria that...