Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Cormac McCarthy once concocted a plot with his friend, the writer Edward Abbey, to reintroduce the wolf to the Southwestern U.S. We guess it never panned out. (Source)
Fun fact: McCarthy knows a surprising amount about ancient cave paintings. (Source)
McCarthy is a fellow at a major American scientific research center, the Santa Fe Institute. Working alongside numerous other scientists, he helped copy-edit books on theoretical physics written by his friend Lisa Randall. (Source)