
If you’re a Whovian, the answer is definitely Left. Whatever the cost.
Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
I’ll had a chat with a friendly wall in the main library office. They told me that BC has a contract with Creative Office Pavilions. I don’t think they sell to the individual customer, but you could call them and have a chat: 617.956.4100.
There are some great suggestions here: https://bit.ly/bc-handwriting. One of my helpers suggests that Slowing. Way. Down. can help. You might also try different combinations of pen/pencil and paper until you find something more comfortable. Way too many suggestions here: https://bit.ly/bc-top-5-pens, but focus on the Top 5 Pens in the Store for starters.
Try leaving them delicious treats! Squirrels like nuts (still in the shell, if possible), seeds, fruits, and vegetables like carrots, so leave those outside somewhere you can easily view. You’ll have squirrel visitors in no time, and can live your best Snow White life. Just be sure to feed them from afar and not too often — you don’t want them getting too comfortable with you so that they can’t survive in the wild.
Oh man, discussion of that is a whole branch of philosophy. I can’t settle it for you, but I can point you to the ongoing arguments about it, because answers depend heavily on what kind of truth you mean. Survey of thinking on truth: https://bit.ly/bc-truth, more technical survey: https://bit.ly/bc-truth1, arguments for and against relativism: https://bit.ly/bc-truth2
I love Stylus and everything in it! So hard to choose. There’s a wonderful poem in the Fall 2019 issue called “apartment complex” by Angela Zhang about all the life within the walls of big apartment buildings. Being a wall, I love to hear descriptions about walls (and floors) defining spaces full of life. Did you know you could look at old editions from 1883 to 1977? bit.ly/bcl-stylus
Addictive behavior sells. YouTube won’t reap all advertising bucks if you occasionally watch a video. If they know you will be checking for fresh content constantly, that’s cash in the bank. I would not assume that your wellbeing is central to their model – so please keep it central to yours. If things are getting out of control, University Counseling would be a good option: bit.ly/BC-counseling.
Phobias are not something that can be diagnosed or treated by a wall, because IANAD. I highly recommend BC Counseling Services as a starting point: bit.ly/BC-counseling. They may refer you to outside specialists skilled in resolving issues like phobias.
Who, me?
Oh man, lots of theories on dreams. You might take a look at The New Science of Dreams for a rundown (https://bit.ly/bc-dreams). Water in zero gravity forms spheres. (https://youtu.be/Z2Jh9KyvJqg) In vacuum it boils, then freezes. (https://bit.ly/bc-space-water-1, or there’s a grosser version in Apollo 13: https://bit.ly/bc-space-water2)
According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics, a monte carlo simulation is “The approximate solution of a problem using repeated sampling experiments, and observing the proportion of times some property is satisfied.” Much more detail from Encyclopedia of Mathematics: bit.ly/MonteMeth. Mean-field game theory is a part of game theory; you may enjoy the first few minutes of this video: bit.ly/VidMFG.