I had thought, in my Judaic innocence, that Aquinas had gloriously secured natural causality for the Church once and for all. Leon Wieseltier, in an excellent piece (registration required) on the sudden “occasionalism” of Catholics bewitched by the empty rhetoric of “intelligent design.”

There may be much to appreciate in the work of Edmund Wilson. But I’ve always suspected deep down he was a narrow-minded blowhard. This article in the New Yorker does nothing to dispel that, I’m afraid….

Thought-provoking? The US study, published in Science, took the same theory and applied it to a more everyday example. They used electrodes placed inside the skull to monitor the responses of brain cells in the auditory cortex of two surgical patients as they watched a clip of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. Aw,… Continue reading

There’s good news and bad news for podcasters (and that means me and other independent producers). On the whole, though, I think the whole new delivery system is exciting.

Rafat Ali says Flash 8 is on the way with enhanced video capabilities: Macromedia plans to unveil its Flash 8 software early next month with an emphasis on enhanced video capabilities that some think could become a strong alternative to the present trinity in the market. The company has promised big changes in Flash 8,… Continue reading