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Oscillation – Berfrois
We propose a pragmatic romanticism unhindered by ideological anchorage. Thus, metamodernism shall be defined as the mercurial condition between and beyond irony and sincerity, naivety and knowingness, relativism and truth, optimism and doubt, in pursuit of a plurality of disparate and elusive horizons. We must go forth and oscillate! Source:…
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To Blend or Not to Blend – Matt Perger
I don’t believe the majority of coffee-drinking customers are quite ready to appreciate and understand why roasters have suddenly dropped blends from their offering. Blends still hold a special place in customer’s hearts; they’re the flag-bearer for the business; the gateway to the rest of your offering. Don’t get me…
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How the US Became an Oligarchy
According to a new study from Princeton University, American democracy no longer exists. Source: www.truth-out.org Democracy schmocracy
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O, Chicago …
Originally posted on dr. p.l. (paul) thomas: This is a difference between the passive be and the active being…. For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. Audre Lorde, The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of…
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in the relative calm of clean and ordered Singapore
Originally posted on johnpoetflanagan: may 1992 Here a month in the relative calm of clean and ordered Singapore and i’m enjoying it. If i looked for a starker contrast to the bustle of Bangkok i couldn’t find a better one anywhere. The college is situated on the west of the…
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Ellinor, The Year of the Goat, and Quantum Entanglement
Originally posted on Global Sojourns: Photography & Philosophy: From the moment I awake, I lie silently and listen to the calling of the universe to determine the type of day ahead, because every day has its own personality. Some mornings are overwhelming, blasting with the sound of horns and a…
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Everything Begins with Now
Originally posted on All About Being Human (award-free zone): Oh joy joy joy joy joy! “Why are you joyful?” You ask. “That is an excellent question!” I respond. Is it because I’m finally hugging Old Man Winter good bye for the season as he packs his bags? I’ll welcome him…
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Atomic Hong-Ou-Mandel Experiment: Helium atoms put in same quantum state, start appearing in same place
Quantum mechanics has so many counterintuitive features that it seems possible to learn a new one every month. Today’s lesson involves particles that are set into the same quantum state and effectively become indistinguishable. Once they are indistinguishable, they start behaving that way, showing up in the same place even…
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New instrument dates old skeleton before ‘Lucy’; ‘Little Foot’ 3.67 million years old
A skeleton named Little Foot is among the oldest hominid skeletons ever dated at 3.67 million years old, according to an advanced dating method. Little Foot is a rare, nearly complete skeleton of Australopithecus first discovered 21 years ago in a cave at Sterkfontein, in central South Africa. Stone tools…
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Trappist Monks Are Trying to Save Venezuela’s Dying Coffee Industry
Up until the ban on coffee exports, Monasterio Trapense used to ship 150 kilos of coffee per week to be sold in the US—and even got away with it for a while after the ban, but it was short-lived. After the ship carrying what would be their last shipment left…
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Watch The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel () online – Amazon Instant Video
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel More about this product Price: $2.99 British pensioners on a tight budget move to a retirement home in india; their adventures there giving them a new lease on life. Source: www.amazon.com Such a beautiful little film.
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Dark Ecology as the Higher Misanthropy
It is a signal pleasure to announce that this week slowlorisblog is hosting an essay by Dr. Steve Fuller, Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology at the University of Warwick, UK. Dr. Fuller joins us today to discuss a fascinating intellectual movement–Dark Ecology–in terms both of its historical development and the…
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Anti-Fuller: Transhumanism and the Proactionary Imperative, Robert Frodeman
My good brother and colleague, Robert Frodeman, critiques my friend and colleague Steve Fuller. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective Author Information: Robert Frodeman, University of North Texas, Robert.Frodeman@unt.edu Frodeman, Robert. “Anti-Fuller: Transhumanism and the Proactionary Imperative.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 4, no. 4 (2015): 38-43. The PDF…
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Comics Debate & Discourse: How To Be a Hero By Being An Ally – Comic Book Resources
Comics Debate & Discourse: How To Be a Hero By Being An Ally – Casey Gilly examines recent hot-button comics issues and talks through solutions for keeping the dialogue productive and compassionate. Source: www.comicbookresources.com “When an issue comes up that hits emotional spots, the compulsion is to react — and…
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The Virtues of Blogging as Scholarly Activity
There was a time when you could have pointed to a list of publications as a neat proxy for your academic life, but now you might want to reference not only your publications, but also a set of videos, presentations, blog posts, curated collections, and maybe even your social network.…
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The Fermi Paradox – Wait But Why
Scientists estimate that there are over 100,000 intelligent alien civilizations in our galaxy alone—but we’ve never heard anything from any of them. Here are 13 possible explanations for why. Source: waitbutwhy.com
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What Dancy’s Late Late Show appearance has to say about the philosopher’s disappearance
On April 1, 2010, the professional philosopher Jonathan Dancy, who happens to be the father-in-law of Claire Danes, appeared on the Late Late Show to speak with Craig Ferguson about moral philosoph… Source: andrewjtaggart.com B
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