Eratosthenes first measured the circumference of the earth from the shadows cast by the sun. Today, humanity's fitness to survive will be measured by our ability to conquer that same thermonuclear fusion that casts those shadows. Thus, Prometheus will truly be unbound.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
A Whiff (!) of Corruption at the IMF--Eau de Diabolique
Alack and alas! alas. How could the unthinkable happen? The new IMF directrix appears tainted by financial scandal. Mon dieu. But her contract said this was not supposed to happen. What? Are there no clean hands in high finance these days? Oh, woe is us.
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