Info Addiction

Too many books, too little time! I ordered from the library “Physics of the Impossible” by Michio Kaku (c. 2008) long before this semester started. Apparently, I was on a wait list; a good thing, the company of readers. But it just arrived; Murphy ’s Law!

Will phasers, force fields, time travel and teleportation (BEAMING around :) be possible? Are the “impossible” dreams of sci-fi possible? Kuhn anyone? Per Kaku, yes, as we grow in our understanding of the laws of physics and science.

Here are some links great links RE Kaku:

You Tube: Absolutely fascinating! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW8rgKLPHMg Kaku’s website, http://mkaku.org/ (As I grow in tech skills, I’ll do the hyperlinks – looking forward to that.)

Have YOU ever wondered if all of life is connected? Explainable w/ one theory, one grand set of connections? I once postulated that question to a friend. She didn’t respond, and might well have thought me loopy. Per Kaku (p. x.), Einstein spent the last 30 years of his life working on a grand, unifying “theory of everything.” Trust me, I’m absolutely, positively NO Einstein! But none of us has a lock on curiousity.

WHAT makes people question things and ENGAGE in pursuing answers? Did you ever wonder what provoked scientists like Einstein, Newton, and Galileo to pursue what they did? What questions do you have? What questions do our PK-12- PHD students and community-at-large have? What can we all contribute to those answers? Have you ever looked at plumbing fixtures? Those “guys” are geniuses! Theoretical and practical do mix. As we read through the materials from LIS 2000 and 2600, it’s clear many are discussing issues and trying to organize, and collaboratively utilize information in pursuit of answers to a myriad of concerns. … OR Maybe it’s all the same question? :)

I see librarians as connectors, facilitators of success.