Tell Me Something Good
 
It can be hard sometimes to be positive about things, in the sense of happy rather than certain.  One doesn’t want to look like a Pollyanna or a dolt.  Which is why the good folks over at the Edge, which “celebrates ‘the third culture’” (I’m still not sure what the first two are; let you know when I find out) have done us all a service.  
 
They’ve asked scientists and science writers--all fans of good, hard, provable facts--what they’re optimistic about.  My particular favorite, because its sounds scary at first, is The Tools For Cultural Production and Distribution Are In the Pockets of 14 Year Olds.
 
You can find the whole shebang--over 160 contributors of over 110,000 words--here.
 
Oh, and that’s my cousin and one of her darling babies.  Good folk having kids is always a reason to be optimistic.
examiner
some thoughts about now and then
Monday, January 15, 2007