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Andersonn Prestes
26 de abr. de 20172 min de leitura
A week on Harvard's "Leaders of Learning"
I took an online course by HarvardX called “ Leaders of Learning ”, I'm not sure exactly why, but let’s say I had some free time and...
Andersonn Prestes
30 de mar. de 20173 min de leitura
Elizabeth's sixth extinction
I read this great book called “the sixth extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert. I recommend it. It is well written and sometimes even funny,...
Andersonn Prestes
8 de jan. de 20172 min de leitura
Will the storm pass?
I like rainy weather, if it is not for too long. I like cold too, if it is not too much. I missed these two things when I lived in Hawaii...
Andersonn Prestes
20 de nov. de 20162 min de leitura
Are there strange times?
I don’t know. The world seems to be ugly lately. We talk about democracy, authoritarianism, freedom, and safety. Are we really...
Andersonn Prestes
24 de set. de 20163 min de leitura
Linking creativity, safety, and intuition
I wrote a new song. Is it creative? Is it good? I do not know. I hope so. I have been reading and watching stuff about creativity....
Andersonn Prestes
2 de set. de 20162 min de leitura
Horses and connections
Two articles about horses popped up in my feed. It is interesting how close to us some animals may be, or simply revolutionize the way we...
Andersonn Prestes
8 de ago. de 20162 min de leitura
Listening to the Beatles, listening to the new (and a bit of my music)
I recorded a song by The Beatles this afternoon, for the covers that I have been posting on my YouTube channel . I couldn’t adjust the...
Andersonn Prestes
21 de jul. de 20163 min de leitura
The tradition and universality of music
I got cold. It is cold here. Wouldn't it be perfect if music could heal the body too? Not just the emotions, or, for some, the soul? A...
Andersonn Prestes
9 de jun. de 20162 min de leitura
Nature’s creativity or What I got? And How will I make it?
“The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man” ...
Andersonn Prestes
9 de abr. de 20162 min de leitura
Afternoon in Illinois
It is cloudy here. It is mid afternoon. There is a wall to paint, a coffee to finish, and the rain will come soon. I am listening to a...
Andersonn Prestes
17 de fev. de 20163 min de leitura
The gene editing, genome and chance
I have been following the news. I have some of these great science journals and magazines in my feed - I may say interesting things are...
Andersonn Prestes
16 de nov. de 20152 min de leitura
Will we learn?
I think I am in the middle of turbulent changing paths. I found appropriate writing about survivorship. To survival is elementary. It...
Andersonn Prestes
27 de ago. de 20153 min de leitura
On the ecosystems late in the night
I am writing to try to unblock myself. Suddenly I lost a bit of confidence in writing and I have to start writing my dissertation. I am...
Andersonn Prestes
30 de jul. de 20152 min de leitura
I’m turning 30 in a few days
Five years ago, I remember I wrote about numbers and my grandma when I turned 25. Now I am almost 30. I am getting older. Soon enough I...
Andersonn Prestes
14 de jun. de 20152 min de leitura
Sunday Philosophy
I am considering getting in a philosophy graduate program. I am listening to a cute black woman singing. I am worried with my dog. ...
Andersonn Prestes
15 de abr. de 20152 min de leitura
Countryside, cows, soybean and sustainability
I went to the countryside last week. It is in the northeast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - on the fields above the mountains. The terrain...
Andersonn Prestes
27 de fev. de 20152 min de leitura
Passing through collections, papers and politics
I felt like I want to write today, not sure exactly why or what, but I wanted to write something. I have subjects in mind, but one is too...
Andersonn Prestes
18 de ago. de 20142 min de leitura
The importance of history
“To love what was is a new thing under the sun, unknown to most people and to all pigeons. To see America as history, to conceive destiny...
Andersonn Prestes
1 de ago. de 20142 min de leitura
On the sense of purpose and Science
It is summer and I need more samples. I have been playing and listening to one song over and over again. Writing might be always good,...
Andersonn Prestes
3 de jul. de 20144 min de leitura
Ramble writing on evolution, morals, variation, technology and humanity
I am finally reading Gould’s “The structure of evolutionary theory”. It is a huge book (a thousand pages). Some researchers certainly...
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