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.

  • Car smashes through toilet of pub September 5, 2010
    A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets. […]
  • Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting' September 5, 2010
    Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid. […]
  • US troops summoned in Iraq attack September 5, 2010
    US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC. […]
  • New Zealand assesses damage September 5, 2010
    Officials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks. […]
  • Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire' September 5, 2010
    Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns. […]

Preparing for Downsizing

A recent article in the Washington Post reports growing confidence in the US economy even though it will probably be some time before we see a real, live “recovery”.  Call me cynical, but I don’t really think we’ve hit bottom yet.  There are still a few big, snarling economic nasties out there, and some problems [...]