Nikolas
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Occupation | Junior |
| Location | Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | “You’re right: we should give up responsibility for making any difficult moral judgments, and surrender to the dictates of natural selection. Evolution cares so much about our happiness that no one who’s obeyed an inherited urge has ever suffered a moment’s regret for it. History is full of joyful case studies of people who followed their natural instincts at every opportunity–fucking whoever they could, stealing whatever they could, destroying anything that stood in their way–and the verdict is unanimous: any behavior that ever helped someone disseminate their genes is a recipe for unallowed contentment, both for the practitioners, and for everyone around them.” —from Schild’s Ladder, by Greg Egan |
| Interests | SCIENCE!, cognitive science, computer science, evolutionary biology, genetics, bioinformatics, quantum physics, nanotechnology, mathematics, calculus, differential equations, algebra, neuroscience, theater, running, coffee, table-top RPGs, computer RPGs, air hockey, economics, NPR, current events, libertarian, scantily-clad & good-looking guys, dancing, learning, atheism |
| Favorite Movies | 28 Days Later, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Abyss, Alien Quadrilogy, Amelie, American Beauty, Angels in America (Miniseries), The Animatrix, Babel, Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004-?), The Beach, Beautiful Boxer, Beautiful Thing, Being John Malkovich, Better Than Chocolate, The Birdcage, The Blue Planet (TV Series), Bring It On, Brokeback Mountain, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Cabaret, Capote, The Celluloid Closet, Chocolat, The Chronicles of Riddick, Closer, Contact, Crash, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Dead Poets Society, Dexter (TV Series) (2006-?), Donnie Darko, Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill, Edward Scissorhands, The Fifth Element, Firefly (TV Series), The Fountain, Frida, Gattaca, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell: SAC: 2nd Gig (TV Series) (2004-2005), Gladiator, Hannibal, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hero, A Home at the End of the World, Hook, Hotel Rwanda, The Hours, Howl's Moving Castle, I Heart Huckabees, I'm the One That I Want, Independence Day, Kill Bill: Vol. 1/2, Latter Days, Lilies, The Lion King, The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix Movies (1999, 2003), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Monster's Ball, Mysterious Skin, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Notorious C.H.O., O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Pan's Labyrinth, Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t! (TV Series) (2003-?), The Pillow Book, Pitch Black, Playing by Heart, Practical Magic, The Prince of Egypt, The Queen, Queer as Folk (TV Series) (2001-2005), The Red Violin, Rent, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Rules of Attraction, Saved!, Serenity, Seven, Shortbus, Shrek 2, The Silence of the Lambs, Sin City, The Sixth Sense, The Sound of Music, South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek: First Contact, Stargate, A Streetcar Named Desire, Sunset Boulevard, Superman Returns, Superstar, Swordfish, The Talented Mr. Ripley, (More/Further) Tales of the City (Miniseries) (1993, 1998, 2001), The Times of Harvey Milk, To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Unbreakable, V for Vendetta, Vanilla Sky, Water, What Dreams May Come, X2: X-Men United |
| Favorite Music | Aimee Mann, Alanis Morissette, Alicia Keys, Alison Krauss, Ani DiFranco, Animal Collective, Anita O'Day, Azure Ray, Badly Drawn Boy, Bajka & Radio City, Basement Jaxx, Beasty Boys, Beck, Bee Gees, Bent, Bette Midler, Bitter:Sweet, Blackstreet, Bonobo, Brett Dennen, Charlie Daniels, Chris Thile, Cindy Lauper, Circle Square, Cold War Kids, Coldplay, Colin Hay, D.N.A., Daft Punk, Damian Rice, Danny Elfman, Dashboard Confessional, David Bowie, David Shire, Death Cab for Cutie, Deep Forest, Delerium, Diana Krall, Dido, Don McLean, Eagles, Edgar Meyer, Eels, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Emiliana Torrini, Eurythmics, Fall Out Boy, Finger Eleven, Fluke, Freestylers, Frou Frou, Fugees, Garbage, Gentleman Reg, Gloria Estefan, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Green Day, Ike & Tina Turner, Imogen Heap, Iron & Wine, Ivy, Jack Johnson, James Morrison, Jamie Lidell, Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Jason Mraz, Jem, Jewel, John LaMonica, Josh Groban, Joshua Bell, Keane, Kool & The Gang, Kristin Chenoweth, Lauryn Hill, LCD Soundsystem, Lee & LeBlanc, Lily Allen, Live, Liza Minnelli, Lords of Acid, M.I.A., Macy Gray, Madeleine Peyroux, Madonna, Magnificent Tracers, Marilyn Manson, Maroon 5, Massive Attack, Mat Kearney, Michael Andrews, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Mickey Avalon, Missy Elliot, Nancy Sinatra, Natalie Walker, Nellie McKay, Nick Drake, Nickodemus, Nicola Conte, Norah Jones, OutKast, Pacha Massive, Panic! At the Disco, Paolo Nutini, Peace Orchestra, Phil Collins, Portishead, Psapp, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Regina Spektor, Reindeer Section, Robbie Williams, Röyksopp, Rufus Wainwright, Sarah McLachlan, Savage Garden, Scissor Sisters, Scott Matthew, Seal, Shakira, She Wants Revenge, Shiny Toy Guns, Simon & Garfunkel, Snoop Dogg, Snow Patrol, Spaceheater, Stevie Nicks, Sukia, Sum 41, Suzanne Vega, Télépopmusik, The Ark, The Beatles, The Detroit Experiment, The Ditty Bops, The East Village Opera Company, The Polyphonic Spree, The Postal Service, The Raconteurs, The Shins, The Wallflowers, The Wet Spots, Thievery Corporation, Tom Waits, Toni Braxton, Tori Amos, Touch And Go, Tricky, Underworld, UNKLE, Vittorio, Weezer, Yo La Tengo, Zero 7 |
| Favorite Books | Diaspora, Atlas Shrugged, The Fair Tax Book, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Titan, Gödel Escher Bach, The Singularity is Near, Letter to a Christian Nation, The God Delusion, 1984, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Spin |