william.maggosSep 20, 2024
Without language, we would lack the framework to think. Myth and literature are like that, in that they allow us to discuss ideas that we do not yet understand enough to explore at a more scientific (or even philosophical) level. [paraphrase of #BenjaminLabatut, author of #TheMANIAC and #WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld]
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Episode 81 - Benjamín Labatut, Author of The MANIAC and When We Cease to Understand the World - Concavity Show

Hosts Matt Bucher and Dave Laird interview writers, scholars, and others about books, literary fiction, and David Foster Wallace.

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Show threadjack the nonabrasiveFeb 21, 2023
I have just learned about #OperationBigBang from this book, #WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld. A 3.2KT non-nuclear explosion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Big_Bang
Operation Big Bang - Wikipedia

jack the nonabrasiveFeb 21, 2023
I’m reading #BenjamínLabatut ’s #WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld, and the #AlexanderGrothendieck chapter reads like an old Dos Equis ad where he’s the most interesting man in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Grothendieck
Alexander Grothendieck - Wikipedia