Kurt Vonnegut
Samuel Beckett
Obituary: New York Times article
Review: Original New York Times review
Article: "Reflections on a Mote of Dust"--Carl Sagan
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.
Audio: "Time" from Radio Lab
We examine the relativity of time — how time for You is different than time for Me — with physicist Brian Greene and neurologist Oliver Sacks. And we'll hear a piece on the experience of listening to Beethoven's 9th Symphony for 24 hours straight...but only hearing it once.
History Connection: British Bombing Strategy in World War II from the BBC -- a counterpoint
This article discusses the military strategy in response to the question "How could a nation so proud of its high moral standards drop bombs on women and children?" The link takes you to the first page of the article--click next at the bottom of the screen to read on.
poem: "Trust" by Thomas R. Smith with an introduction by Ted Kooser
I thought it might be interesting to look at this poem with Godot and Slaughterhouse in mind. Does it go with these pieces or does it go against them?
Audio: "Beyond Time" from Radio Lab
Einstein's Theory of Relativity may have implications on the concept of choice. Namely, that there is none. Do we choose what movie to see tonight? No. (It's already been chosen, some say.) Do we choose to wiggle our finger? No. (Already wiggled.) We'll visit a particle accelerator where scientists are recreating the moment just after the beginning of time.
comic: Calvin and Hobbes comtemplate the meaning of life
video: parody of Godot and Inside the Actor's Studio--you can't watch this at school because it's blocked, but it's clean, so you can watch if you have access elsewhere
Poem: "The Waking" by Theordore Roethke
