Currently Reading....

I'm back to reading the Dalai Lama's book The Universe in a Single Atom again, now that I've finished the music/neuroscience book. This is about the convergence of science and philosophy, and I'm not a very good philosophy student. The book is interesting, but it twists my mind in ways I'm not used to, so it's a slow read for me because I need time to process and make sense of what I've read.

The relationships between science and spirituality are what drew me to this book, and there are a lot of parallels drawn so far that make sense to me. I am partly through chapter 3 (of 9 chapters), which is titled "Emptiness, Relativity, and Quantum Physics."
Deep, confusing at times, but ultimately the physics and Buddhist philosophy of Emptiness make sense and are very similar. No, I'm not Buddhist. I'm not actually particularly religious or spiritual at all. What I am is tolerant and I have a deep desire to learn and understand. Thus my recent reading material.

New on my reading list is Genome by Matt Ridley (Genetics in 23 chapters). I do have a long-standing interest in genetics (since high school, a "few" years ago).  On the way from Amazon is Proust was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer which is about how various artists (and various forms of art) understood how the brain worked long before science. It looked like an interesting read, and my purchase was influenced by a friend who's an artist (and reading the music neuroscience book).

On my wish list is Living Well on the Spectrum by Valerie L. Gaus, PhD because it isn't about diagnosing autism, per se, but about how to meet challenges by using your strengths. My hope is that it will provide insights and new options to help Nate, now and in the future. Perhaps there will be something in there that we haven't tried, or a new way to approach something that works better for him. Maybe it will help me figure out new ways to get things done that work better for me too... I'm always up for new ideas & methods!

I've been to Barnes & Noble a few times lately, and found a LOT of books I'm interested in. I think if I ever won the lottery (yeah, not going to happen, mainly because I've never bought a ticket) I would spend a large chunk of it on books. In the meantime, I wish list them (thank you, Amazon) so I don't forget.

Oh yes, I'm still very slowly making my way through Anna Karenina on my Kobo eReader app... Very slowly. It's a good book, I've figured out who's who with the multiple names for the same character, I just don't open it very often because I tend to read it when I don't have a "real" book with me (meaning a physical, paper book).

Now on to decide how I want to redeem rewards points... $25 to Lowes for home improvement summer projects, $30 to Barnes & Noble, or $30 to Chili's (yummy!!).... Decisions, decisions!