good stuff
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Blinded Me with “Science”
Writing in The New Atlantis, Daniel Sarewitz says “Science, pride of modernity, our one source of objective knowledge, is in deep trouble.” The public has swallowed the myth of scientism and Vannevar Bush’s self-serving rationalization for federally-funded Big Science: Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on… Read more
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Oh, and stay off my lawn!
Social justice scolds are beginning to sound like my cranky old grandmother. They’re calling it “life hacks” (No more wasting food now…) was once just annoying common sense (…think of all the starving people in China/India/Africa). What kind of Slow Pony are you that you need to be told “Turn off the lights when leaving… Read more
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Gettin’ Old? Better have a Beer’s
Getting old is a pain in the butt, with aches, pains, and ailments unknown to younger folks. I prefer not to aggravate the situation with unnecessary or antagonistic medications, so I’m thrilled to learn about Beer’s List, freely available from the American Geriatric Society. Tip from the Washington Post, by way of Drudge (who is… Read more
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Behold the Power of Stupid
This one’s a classic, but bears periodic re-reading. Tip from American Digest, who tries valiantly to keep up. Read more
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When everybody’s special, nobody’s special
Same holds for “college educated.” Tip from Jesse Saffron at National Review. Read more
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Uh-oh. More Art that actually looks like something.
David Clemens interviews and reviews post-modern, neo-classic artist David Ligare in “Art that Thinks and the Gravity of Our Own Time.” I believe that much if not most of [modern and contemporary art] is now academic and because all things shocking and transgressional have become clichés, I believe that going `in’ is the answer. By… Read more
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What time is it? BOOGIE TIME!
Did some rug-cutting at last night’s Skyline Swing, and saw something I’d never even imagined exists. May I present the shim sham Why doesn’t anyone tell me about this cool stuff? Read more
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Doubleplus Ungood Bizspeak
My department is in the College of Business, so I get bombarded with this bafflegab on a daily basis. Tip from the Geek Press. Read more
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The Doorway Effect
Ever have this happen? Walk through a doorway and immediately lose focus, forgetting what you had just intended to do? This is an extreme example of the “doorway effect” which is a manifestation of our brain’s method of spatial processing. This and more are the subject of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine… Read more
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More Revolution
A few years ago, I was chatting with a professor from our Art Department. He startled (poor, ignorant, unsophisticated) me saying “Art is not about beauty anymore; that’s not what we study.” My unspoken response was (and is) “If not you, then who?” Enter Jacob Collins: “My general feeling in terms of art making is… Read more
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