giant robots

Mad Science Police!

So Little A has apparently decided she wants to be a cop when she grows up, rather than (or perhaps in addition to) a mad scientist. Actually, I’m pretty sure it’s “in addition to”, given the plans she outlined to me today. And lest any of my activist friends be put off by this turn […]

Math for supervillains

A few interesting recent conversations with Little A: Somehow the topic of math had come up while we were on the subway, and I made a comment that you need math for most kinds of science. Little A: “Why?” Me: “Because you need to do various sorts of calculations in order to figure things out. […]