Monday’s links include the Aztec ball games, USDA studies on how children in some schools have learned to enjoy and partake in vegetables, and an inspiring essay on space travel. Wednesday has more on the Aztec ball games, with an emphasis on human sacrifice—and its history worldwide. And on Friday, I talk about how much of what …
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This Week on Runicfire: April 1 – 7
I hate doing anything important around the first of April. It always makes me feel silly. But with that aside, here’s this week’s schedule. Monday’s links cover a little more on the propaganda model of mass media, the Fermi paradox (or why we haven’t made contact with aliens yet), and the history of food. Wednesday continues the …
This Week on Runicfire: March 18 – 24
This Monday’s links cover store mannequins, the Higgs boson, meteorites and water on Mars. Wednesday‘s post examines the Renaissance and its role at the root of modern Western civilization, and how today’s industrialization contrasts with the values of that period. And on Friday, a look at the effects of the Internet versus television as the new …
This Week On Runicfire: March 11 – 17
This Monday’s round of links talk about how thinking harmless things are harmful makes you sick, the upside of pessimism and one man’s experience of growing up Catholic. Wednesday’s post will be partly about how culture affects sense of time, but mostly about how any one culture’s understanding of being human is woefully incomplete. And Friday I unleash …
This Week on Runicfire: March 4 – 10
This Monday we open with a set of links to articles on prison reform, the plight of the VFX industry, and the potential ramifications Obama’s pending decision on the Keystone oil pipeline may have on the environment. On Wednesday I’ll be putting up a brief piece on filmmaking. And Friday shall feature Part II on “Telling Time in the …
This Week on Runicfire: Feb 18 – 24
Runicfire is entering its second week, and we have another roster of posts. Here’s what to expect: Today, Monday the 18th, I reflect on the San Francisco Writer’s Conference and the possibility of a second Renaissance. This Wednesday, the 20th, a brief post on recent developments in science. And for Friday the 22nd I explore the …
This Week on Runicfire: February 11–17, 2013
Today marks the beginning of Runicfire’s first full week of operation, and also a busy and exciting time for its author! Here’s a look at what’s in store for the next seven days: I will be attending the San Francisco Writer’s Conference from Thursday through Saturday. I hope to learn a lot more about the …
Mr. or Ms. Reader, I Presume! Allow Me to Introduce Myself.
Dear Reader, Welcome to Runicfire! You are no doubt wondering where on Earth you are, and who the blazes this bespectacled, bearded man pictured on the right sidebar happens to be. Worry not. You will have your answers soon, but be warned: you may get a tale out of the bargain. My name is Aaron …