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More essential reading
A busy week, with many sending in links and ideas. Thanks everybody! Art That's art, folks. I finally figured out how to get pictures off my crappy phone, so this…
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Relativism: an idea that failed before it started
The Books of Absolutes: A Critique of Relativism and a Defence of Universals William D. Gairdner McGill-Queen's University Press Recommendation: Read Let's play spot the flaw. In 1994, professor Mark…
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Mini book reviews
This is mostly catch up...I'm spending my free time getting ready for a talk on the 15th... A History of the Vikings Gwyn Jones Oxford University Press Recommendation: read If…
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Did a psychic solve the Tabitha Horn murder case?
This was an investigation that I did a long time ago, but I never properly wrote up. I was inspired to finally do so by reading Joe Nickell's similar sleuthing…
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Title IX in Science and Engineering
Your university's science and engineering programs might be "Titled nined" if Those That Care have their way. Title IX, or the "Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act", is…
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Class: A Guide Through the American Status System by Paul Fussell
Recommendation: read When Fussell wrote in 1982 (and published in 1983), he said that acknowledging the class divisions that exist in America exist was poor form and that doing so…
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Thou shalt not be more able
The funniest thing I have read in a long time comes from Robert Shibley, a member of "FIRE", the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (more details). The Virginia Tech…
