Donald Rumsfeld, The King’s Speech, Aquatic Ancestor Apes & Talking Bacteria

By John Brown | June 28, 2011 - 7:42 am |June 28, 2011 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

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Donald Rumsfeld I just finished Known and Unknown, a fat memoir by Donald Rumsfeld, and enjoyed every page. Rumsfeld served as the Secretary of Defense under George W. Bush. But Rumsfeld’s service didn’t start there. He was a Navy pilot, an assistant to a congressman during the Eisenhower days, and, in the early 60’s, a →

Great presentations aren’t the only thing on TED

By John Brown | February 11, 2009 - 4:21 pm |February 11, 2009 Zing

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Hello, my name’s John. I’m a TEDaholic. To any of you who still aren’t hooked on TED–there’s more out there than fascinating presentations by interesting people. And now I’m off to Amazon to buy some music by Natalie MacMaster.