Its hard for the Blog Wyrm staff to believe but the year is coming to an end as we slide into December. It is amusing to us, and perhaps to you, to note that the etymology of the name ‘December’ has its root in ‘decem’ which is Latin for ten. The month of December was originally the tenth month of the Roman year until July and August were popped into the calendar to commemorate Julius and Augustus Caesar. We guess that old saying ‘it is good to be the king’ has some truth to it after all.
Anyway lets talk about this weeks blogzine. Issue 6 offers a host of interesting articles. About Comics asks the question as to whether anyone at Marvel is listening or reading their own stories about the Mad Titan Thanos. We at Blog Wyrm doubt it and would like to make a general appeal that Starlin and only Starlin be allowed to write about ‘The Big T’. The notions of scientific provability and falsification are explored in Aristotle to Digital, where black swans and misplaced faith play a central role. The Prisoner’s Dilemma makes the first of what will be many appearances in Common Cents. Interesting in its own right, its application to social dilemmas is even more fascinating. Finally, the idea of what makes a Greens function out of a quantum propagator is presented in Under the Hood. It is amazing what a difference a Heaviside step function can make.
Enjoy!