About Guerrilla Scholarship

"Guerrilla Scholar" is a nominal job title of Dr. Sheldon Greaves, the author of Cogito! It is briefly defined as pursuing the life of the mind through unconventional means and methods. This web site is for the promotion and support of independent scholars, amateur scientists, artists, and all those who enjoy the life of the mind but can't, won't, or ought not to do so within the confines of academia.

Guerrillascholar.com is dedicated to the proposition that to acquire knowledge, no matter how obscure, is an essential human activity, and that using our insight to improve the world is the highest expression of the human spirit.


RSS BBC News

  • NI cards to be axed to save money September 10, 2010
    National Insurance cards are to be phased out as the government tries to cut the deficit, the BBC learns. […]
  • Koran protests sweep Afghanistan September 10, 2010
    Anti-American rallies sweep Afghanistan over plans, now on hold, by a small US church to stage an "International Burn a Koran Day". […]
  • 40,000 police jobs 'threatened' September 10, 2010
    As many as 40,000 front-line police jobs may be at risk across England and Wales if 25% funding cuts go ahead, the Police Federation says. […]
  • Church abuse detailed in Belgium September 10, 2010
    Harrowing details of alleged sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium are released by an official Church investigator. […]
  • Royal Mail to be floated or sold September 10, 2010
    The government is to press ahead with privatising or selling the Royal Mail, following an updated review of the postal service. […]

In Praise of Paper

Amazon’s second generation Kindle, the D00511.

Recent months have seen an increase of posts and news items on the coming eBook revolution.  This way of delivering books has been a bit slower to catch on than proponents had hoped.  The Amazon Kindle reader was touted as the solution to the many reasons why readers weren’t taking [...]

March 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Mass Media, Publishing, The Intellectual Life, Tools and Ideas | 4 comments