PETER M.A. SLOOT
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WHAT ELSE MAKES MY HEART beat

There is beauty everywhere; recently I discovered the work of Neal Stephenson, his book ‘Quicksilver’ is absolutely wonderful. It is an account of science and history full of ‘sound and fury’ so to say… what a book… I need to start reading the two successors (The Confusion and The System of the World) soon now.

Another wonderful piece of work is John Gribbin’s master piece: ‘Science: A History’.

What really makes a heart beat is the magic combination of words and music, out of the endless list I could mention there are two that really stand out for me:

'
There's a man who spoke wonders though I've never met him
He said, "He who seeks finds and who knocks will be let in"
I think of you in motion and just how close you are getting
And how every little thing anticipates you
All down my veins my heart-strings call
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
'

Nick Cave

And then there is Leonard Cohen’s song ‘Hallelujah’, performed by this lady with her exceptional voice: Patricia O’Callaghan.

And then there is the master himself, inspired by the great poet Federico García Lorca ... have a look and be touched (esp the part from 5':30'' onwards)


The best documentary I recently watched was ‘Life after People’ by the History Channel… amazing vision and great animations… with a sobering message.
© Peter Sloot
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  • Home
  • About
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • My Music
    • My Favorites
    • Inaugural Speech in Dutch (A.D. February 18th, 1999)
    • What else makes my heart beat
  • Publications
    • Publications Rev Chronological
  • Research
    • A Random Walk of Remarkable Results
    • Research Group in Amsterdam
    • PhD Thesis Supervised
    • H-index
  • Education
    • International Master Computational Science
    • Complexity Winter School @ Singapore
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Radio & TV Coverage
    • Podcasts
  • Contact
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