A motley collection of ideas
Recommendations of books, films, apps, websites, foods, and more—things I think are worth your time.
This book is a historical curiosity for the 21st-century reader: it sheds light on details of English justice in the 19th–20th centuries, seen through the eyes of an unusual figure. It is not a novel, but neither is it a cold, dry document: its personal voice and sensitivity to detail make it accessible and engaging. … Read more
www.youtube.com/@BluePawPrint It is a widespread – and completely false – belief that the first television broadcast through which humanity unintentionally announced its presence to the Universe was Adolf Hitler’s speech at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This myth entered popular culture largely thanks to Carl Sagan’s novel Contact. In reality, that was … Read more
https://trek.nasa.gov One day, a trip to the Seychelles, Zanzibar or Thailand might no longer seem exciting enough. After Tibor Kapu’s space journey, how could we settle for anything less than Mars, Europa or the asteroid Vesta? While traveling there isn’t yet possible in person, we can already explore these destinations virtually. The NASA Solar System … Read more
Format: Paperback. You can purchase it on Amazon.com It is also available in audiobook format. The Hungarian edition was published by Typotex Publishing Ltd. in 2025 and can be purchased at Typotex. When people think of infinity, they usually picture the sideways figure eight (∞), but according to Brian Clegg, that symbol is not infinity … Read more
The river was calm that morning, silver mist curling above the water. I have always believed that the best meals begin not in the kitchen, but in the fields, gardens, and streams. When the trout tugged, I already knew what was for dinner… Details Serves: 2Preparation time: 1 hour Ingredients Fish Parsnip purée Preparation Grate … Read more
Barches, or challah, is a traditional baked good of Jewish cuisine: a braided yeast bread or sweet roll, sometimes enriched with potato. In families that keep Jewish dietary traditions, it is a customary element of the Friday evening Sabbath table. Details Serves: 4Preparation time: 1 hour Ingredients Preparation Sift the flour into a bowl and … Read more
This is the recipe of Professor Emeritus Vilmos Csányi, ethologist, academic, and writer. It is not a traditional Nógrád dish. The name comes from the fact that Professor Csányi’s house was in the village of Nógrád. According to Professor Csányi, the more complexly a civilization performs a task, the more advanced it is — judging … Read more
Multiverzum kiadó, 2023328 oldal, 5990 Ft Morte annyit tesz: halál. Úgy, hogy Mort, lehetne egy bújós házi cica is, vagy a Madagaszkár-filmek idétlen egérmakija. Robert Repino regényében Mort(e) egy meglehetősen nagy macska, aki nem akar messiás lenni, csak a barátját szeretné megtalálni egy tébolyult világban: egy kutyát. „A kutyának köszönhetően érezte magát normálisnak. Mert ő … Read more
The Bajai fisherman’s soup is more than just a dish — it is part of Hungary’s cultural heritage, a true hungarikum. Its preparation is quick and simple: unlike other regional versions, the fish is not pressed through a sieve but simply cooked with onion, and served at the end with thin noodle “gyufatészta” (matchstick pasta). … Read more
The Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition, 4th Edition is a fully-updated, no-nonsense guide to electronics. It cover anything that you need to develop and construct your own gadgets. People often ask me about electronics, physics, and science, but I usually don’t like to answer directly. Instead, I prefer to hand them a book and … Read more