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It discusses my early interest in (and obsession with) numbers, and how music helped me to better understand mathematics, thus igniting my interest in science. I also talk about my belief that one day (in the far, far future) science will be able to observe and study what we currently refer to as 'the paranormal.'
~Deirdre
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Just don't call it 'the paranormal," it gets slammed even by people heavily involved in the topic! i had lunch a couple months ago with Michael Horn ( http://www.theyfly.com/ ) and he almost grabbed my bagel out of my hands when I mentioned the word.
OK, I'm getting ahead of myself - I'm off to read your article...
Did he then try to get you to paint your bagel silver and take photos of it dangling in front of... er, nevermind.
I wonder if he refers to 'the The' as simply 'The.'
Great essay, Deirdre.
Math torpedoed my academic prospects. Twenty years later, life being the really strange trip it is, I became a reinsurance accountant for a few years in The Swingin' Nineties. Every little boy's dream.
Hey Arvin~
Funny how life works, isn't it? When I was between 5 and 10, I was all about being an astronaut. But when I realized how shitacular I was in math, my heart sank.
Oh, well. It's not so bad, I guess. My idea of space exploration at those ages had me visiting other solar systems and learning about the cultures of other civilizations -- not bringing supplies to the ISS.
~Deirdre
Oh, and thanks!
You're welcome.
In moments of excruciating honesty, I admit it's a wound that never went away. But I also know I'd have ended up insufferable - as opposed to barely tolerable - if math hadn't been an Achilles heel.
Intelligence comes in many forms, which is something very few people seem to understand - in large part, I think, because most of us are indoctrinated, from cradle to grave, into a belief system which says (a.) we live in a meritocracy, and (b.) money is virtue. People can mouth all kinds of platitudes disputing one or both, but human behavior, through my cynical eyes, contradicts the contradictions.
Based on the individuals I've met from a very broad swath of socioeconomic strata, I'm comfortable saying we're all fucked up in one way or another. Well, come to think of it, except in the egalitarian sense, comfortable is hardly the right word. It's kind of disturbing. But, WTF, I didn't design the line, and that's always something to be grateful for.
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