by Charles Cameron | Mar 25, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — something’s closing in on us ] . ** Sources: Adam Elkus, I was not kidding Plain Dealer, Akron Art Museum rescues M.C. Escher from his reputation
by Charles Cameron | Mar 15, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — light-hearted, almost science-fictional “butterfly-hurricane” question in geopolitics, with an Elkus follow-up ] . A scene from the 2000 Florida recount: Palm Beach County’s canvassing board chairman eyes a questionable...
by Charles Cameron | Jan 5, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — for Adam Elkus ] . A case study in the heliotrope: Do we gain as much in science as we lose in poetry, when we switch explanatory frameworks? F Scott Fitzgerald: The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 30, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — Adam Elkus, Umberto Eco, Chris Crawford and John Robb ] . Rock Paper Scissors, diagram by Enzoklop via Wikimedia ** Adam Elkus talks about strategy and games, in the inaugural Center for International Maritime Security “Real Time...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 20, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — high risk furniture — a single tweet with linked explanation, plus two sets of tweets I’d like to see further explained, explored and examined ] . First, a single tweet from Max Fisher with a catchy title and link, where the...