Bill LaLonde
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Student |
| Introduction | Human. Earthling. American. New Yorker. Claytonian. Pirate. Of French-Canadian derivation. |
| Interests | Mathematical modeling, applied statistics and probability, operations research, classical and relativistic mechanics, astronomy, breakthrough propulsion physics, critical thinking, philosophy, ethics, consciousness, cooking, spicy foods, evolutionary psychology, eudaimonia, hiking, nature, biophilia, bumblebees, birds, space exploration, evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, love, virtue, life extension... |
| Favorite Movies | The Thin Man, Serenity, MirrorMask, Gattaca, LOTR, Donnie Darko, M Night Shyamalan, the Princess Bride, Fifth Element, Pirates of the Caribbean, Moulin Rouge!, X-men: The Last Stand |
| Favorite Music | The Prodigals, Gaia Consort, Abney Park, Doctor Steel, George Hrab, Moxy Fruvous, Groovelily, Swami, Bastard Fairies, 311, Jonathan Coulton, Emerald Rose, Stuart Davis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Panjabi MC, Bryan Thomas, Culture Club, Vernon Reid, Living Colour, Air Supply, Bells and Motley, Putumayo, Weird Al, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Various Classical, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Bhangra |
| Favorite Books | Way too many to fit here, including books by Dorothy L. Sayers, Richard Feynman, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Julian Baggini, Michael Shermer, John Varley, David Brin, Michio Kaku, Greg Bear, Nancy Kress, Ramez Naam, Robert Heinlein, Spider Robinson, Dean Koontz, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Richard Dawkins, Freeman Dyson, E. O. Wilson, Stephen Baxter, Terry Pratchett, James Lee Burke, Carl Hiassen, John Allen Paulos |