In Stuart Kauffman’s book, At Home in the Universe, he describes complexity and, in particular, a threshold of complexity that lends itself to software. Kauffman asks the reader to imagine a rug with 1,000 buttons spread out all over it. Our task is to join random buttons with thread and to keep going even if you pick up a button that already has a thread.

I got two signed copies of the new album and it’s totally worth every penny.

One of my many, many guilty pleasures is watching the Crash Course series on YouTube. John, Hank, and the whole crew do an incredible job of making the topics easy to understand, entertaining, and educational. What’s more is that they do it all for free.