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Ideas From Life


Super Agers by Eric Topol - a review
Topol identifies five important dimensions impacting health for people of a certain age: lifestyle+, cells, omics, AI, and drugs and vaccines. Lifestyle+ are the things that we control as individuals: Diet and exercise, social engagement, mental engagement, and limited tobacco and alcohol use.
Oct 25


Boyd - the story of an American disruptor
Boyd the book Bill had recommended Boyd , published in 2002, based on a recommendation through his wife, maybe related to their son’s...
Nov 14, 2024
The Coming Wave - book review
The Bonnie Lea Book Club met to discuss Mustafa Suleiman’s book The Coming Wave. We began our discussion with a question on why did we...
May 3, 2024
New Zealand nights and Southern Sky stargazing
A trip to New Zealand for anyone from the northern hemisphere should include the treat on a clear night sky of a little southern...
May 25, 2023
Machine Platform Crowd
The Bonnie Lea Book Club convened to discuss a book on the social and economic revolution happening today, entitled Machine Platform...
May 25, 2023
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
This book was the story of the emergence of electricity in America, centered around the three most important characters in its nascent...
May 25, 2023
A Climate of Crisis - Patrick Allit
A Climate of Crisis was a good read, providing perspective on the dialogue and evolution of environmental progress in the United States. ...
May 25, 2023
Younger Next Year
If you are a reasonably active 40 or 50-year-old person, then this is the book for you. But allow me to tell my personal story first. For...
May 25, 2023
How CoVid19 is Changing Society
Note: originally written in the summer of 2020, and unedited to retain its historical perspective. Two weeks of self-isolation has...
Mar 3, 2023
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