Monday, 21 October 2019

SITTING AROUND WITH HIS THUMB UP .... ON THE FRET.

If anyone hasn't read Sam Kean's The Disappearing Spoon then they should get their thumb out of their arse and read this informative and very entertaining history of the Periodic Table.




Kean has also written The Violinist's Thumb which investigates DNA. I've got this ordered via my free reading on Overdrive and am looking forward to it. It promises to "explore the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA."
"There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK’s bronze skin (it wasn’t a tan) to Einstein’s genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists."


Can't wait.*









* But wait - there's more.

Her's a pic of 'The Disappearing Woman:



2 comments:

THE CURMUDGEON said...

Have another look at the Irish girl sunbathing photograph.

Richard (of RBB) said...

I think I'll have to write another post soon!