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Why Memes Are Stupid: The Short Version
In 1976, in his The Selfish Gene, a book which revealed that most of us are slaves to our genes, biologist Richard Dawkins "discovered" the meme which, in one definition,…
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College Graduates Are Academically Adrift
Repost I meant for this to run two days, but events overtook. Therefore, I'm restoring it to the top for the remainder of the day. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on…
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Obama’s Faulty Pay Gap Statistics, Philosophy Of Abortion; Plus, The End Of The World
Deadline: 21 May 2011 Family Radio Worldwide has hit the road (in a bunch of mobile homes) to preach that the end shall come just over two months from now.…
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University Professors Teach Too Much: Part I
Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. We are asking our best university professors to spend too much time in the classroom. It would be better for all…
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Belief In God “Rooted” In Human Nature Say Academics
New research has shown---and by "research" I mean a fact long known to citizens is revealed to academics who attach a p-value to it and publish it---"that suggests that religion…
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The Trolley Problem And Experimental Philosophy
The Trolley Problem, as given by Eric Schwitzgebel (as part of a larger survey): You are standing by the railroad tracks when you notice an empty boxcar rolling out of…
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Stephen Hawking Says Heaven Fairy Story
"There is no heaven; it's a fairy story," said Stephen Hawking to The Guardian. And since the wheelchair-bound physicist is famous, and known to be clever (despite bedevilment by disease),…
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New York Passes Gay Marriage: What Are The Consequences?
Jason and David meet to discuss the new gay marriage law. Jason: "It finally happened! New York passed gay marriage. Now gay couples are the same as straight couples!" David:…
