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Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, Reading 1
Tonight we drift off to a self-improvement classic--Meditations, by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Good Stoic advice never gets old, or less slee…
7 years, 5 months ago
Somnium, or The Dream
Let's drift off to Somnium, or The Dream, written in 1608 by Johannes Kepler. Considered the great-granddaddy of all science fiction, it's every bit …
7 years, 6 months ago
Farm Engines & How To Run Them, Reading 1
If you've never, ever wondered how to operate a steam engine boiler, this 1903 book about farm equipment is the perfect way to engineer a good night'…
7 years, 6 months ago
The Book of Household Management, Reading 2
Let's drift off to a new entry from one of our most popular volumes: The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton. Dinner parties, calli…
7 years, 6 months ago
Ten Books on Architecture, Reading 1
Tonight, we relax to a 2,000-year-old classic about architectural design. It's "Ten Books on Architecture," by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. Let this grea…
7 years, 6 months ago
Darwin's Formation of Vegetable Mould By Worms
Tonight, let's fall asleep to Charles Darwin's deep thoughts about the formation of dirt through the actions of earthworms, which is just as boring a…
7 years, 6 months ago
Principles of Chemistry, Reading 1
Tonight we read one of the great foundational works of science, Dmitry Mendeleev's "Principles of Chemistry." So groundbreaking. So informative. So p…
7 years, 7 months ago
Practical Mind Reading, Reading 1
Tonight, we relax our brains with a tediously detailed description of the not-at-all questionable science of mind-reading. It's all about the ether! …
7 years, 7 months ago
The Poetics of Aristotle, Reading 1
Tonight we sink into slumber with the fundamental structures of dramatic storytelling, as defined in mind-numbing detail by Aristotle in his "Poetics…
7 years, 7 months ago
New Year's Eve Special: Time and Clocks, A History
Tonight we ring in the new year with a history of Time and Clocks, plus a dash of physics, from H.H. Cunynghame. It's definitely boring, yet we also …
7 years, 7 months ago