[cschmidt]

> Sounds like an interesting guy.

I think his twitter feed @tomstandage is very interesting. He's kind of the cool uncle who knows about lots of fun things going on. He's written a number of books like "History of the Worlds in 6 glasses", which I enjoyed.

http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Standage/e/B001H6N3PK/

He plays the drums, and he is (or at least was the last time I checked) in charge of the "back half" of the Economist. (The part after the news.)

[gshubert17]

He's an engaging writer. I enjoyed several of his books: The Victorian Internet[0], The Turk[1], and The Neptune File [2].

[0] http://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Internet-Remarkable-Nineteen...

[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Turk-Eighteenth-Century-Chess-Play...

[2] http://www.amazon.com/The-Neptune-File-Astronomical-Pioneers...