Feline Quotable Photo Series – Cats, Naps, and Math!
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“When people come to our house, they usually remark on the fuss we make about our cats. It’s true, we spend ridiculous amounts of time talking about the cats, their whiskers and paws, their sleeping habits. We speculate on what they must be thinking. We anthropomorphize them to the limits of absurdity.” At quick glance, you would easily assume that was me talking about my cats. Or you, talking about your cats. But it’s not. This gem actually comes from Stephan Baker, author of the quote for today’s “Feline Quotable Photo Series” that stars two of Zee and Zoey’s kittens at 3 weeks of age that I cannot possibly identify.
When you look up information on Stephan Baker, the last thing you would expect is such astute cat commentary. Known primarily as an American journalist, author, and blogger about subjects that focus on mathematics, such as his first published book, The Numerati, which discusses the increasing role that data-mining plays in shaping politics, business, law enforcement, and even romance. In early 2011, Houghton Mifflin published Baker’s next book, Final Jeopardy, which follows IBM’s development of “Watson” an artificial intelligence computer system designed to play human contestants in the television game show Jeopardy. (Wikipedia)
Wow… heavy stuff! All I can say is anyone that puts cats on a pedestal to such an extent is okay in my book, even if mathematics was never a subject I was good at understanding…
Lovely photo! I hopped on your blog by the Wordless Wednesday blog hop!
Eyes Wide Shut!
Squeeeee! Shared and hopped on.
Major squee! Want more!
And I know being with cats helps to serve the “other side of the brain” from the logical and literal. He is a fascinating person.
Cat people are smart people!
A big squee from me too! I think that Stephen Baker isn’t the only mathematician who likes cats, There was Schrodinger! lol
What a nice photo! We hope you all are having a very happy World Cat Day!
Love the post & photos; sweet! Thanks for hopping! =^..^=
Purrfect picture and quote!
That is such a great picture. And really like the quote too. Well done.
Stephan Baker sure has it right. That photo and quote are purrfect!
Any mathematician that likes cats is worth following! Those books actually sound interesting, our daddy sez.
MOL. I DID think that was you talking about your cats at first. Well truth be told, it can apply to a lot of us, myself included. =^..^=
Lovely baby photo, too. I want to snorgle them.