by scribe | May 18, 2018 | current news, literature, off-topic, ruminations
One of my readers (Dan) asked if I could write a little bit about the process of co-writing a book. I’m happy to oblige! First, how did Judea and I get in touch in the first place? A lot of people have asked this. The long version of the story is on my main web...
by scribe | May 17, 2018 | chess clubs, current news, literature, off-topic
Tuesday, May 15, was an unforgettable day for me: the launch date for The Book of Why, the book I have been working on with Judea Pearl for the last three years. I’ve never been lucky enough to see a baby born, but I think that the “birth” of a book...
by scribe | May 9, 2018 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
The countdown to my book’s launch is on in earnest now: only six more days! Such metaphors as “countdown” and “launch” seem very apropos to me, because I feel like an astronaut strapped in his chair, with only ten minutes to go until...
by scribe | Mar 30, 2018 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
With apologies, I am going to go off topic today and talk about math. Some chess players like math, so I hope you’ll be interested in this post! Big news! Today, for the first time in 23 years, I’ve had an article published in a mathematical research...
by scribe | Mar 17, 2018 | current news, off-topic, ruminations, tournaments
There’s no sporting event that I love more than the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, in part because it’s the one sporting event at which anything can happen. The famous teams have to step on the court and compete with the not-famous teams, and...
by scribe | Feb 13, 2018 | current news, literature, off-topic
Going off topic today! I hope that my readers will forgive me. As many of you know, for the last two years I have been working on a big, non-chess book. It’s called The Book of Why, and we are now entering the home stretch. Publication date is now just three...
