Monthly Archives: June 2009

“we’re wrong, and Glenn Beck proves it”

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Michael

Eric at The Philosophist blogged about Glenn Bleck and his ilk, and makes an important pedagogical point at the end. I don’t normally quote an entire blog post, but Eric’s is short and makes a good point: The one essential … Continue reading →

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a rose by certain (gendered) names would smell differently

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Michael

NPR has an interesting report about gendered language. Lera Boroditsky, an assistant psychology professor at Stanford University, studied how people understand things differently based on how words are gendered. The main example is a bridge, which was described differently by … Continue reading →

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too many books

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Michael

Perhaps I own too many books. I have five bookshelves overflowing with them. Tonight, I decided I don’t read enough fiction, and thought, hey, I want to re-read Lucy Corin’s Everyday Psychokillers, which I first read in a grad level … Continue reading →

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on the internet, no one knows you’re not Tony La Russa

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Michael

EDIT/UPDATE: After reading Collin’s comment, I decided to research further. The lawsuit was settled out of court, but part of the issue was distasteful references to players who had died of heart conditions or driving accidents. Bad taste! I’d sue … Continue reading →

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pseudonymously writing in public

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Michael

As you may well be aware by now, pseudonymous blogger Publius, who writes at Obsidian Wings, was outed as law professor John Blevins by Ed Whelan on his TNR blog. The NY Times has a post with various opinions about … Continue reading →

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