Are More Heads Better Than One, or a Few?
Vermeule looks the wisdom of crowds.
Defensive Reactions and Crying
A close look at the act of crying.
Governor Blagojevich and the Seventeenth Amendment
Professor Zelinsky discusses the recent arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the public maneuvering in New York for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat.
Did Milton Know Shakespeare?
An excerpt from John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought, by Gordon Campbell and Thomas N. Corns.
Cat Blogging: Nikita Reads
Nikita the cat tells us about her favorite books.
Friday procrastination: link love – Bill Murray, bombs, and basketball
What Rebecca has been reading.
Protected: Slang: The People’s Poetry – Excerpt
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Best Sellers
Ammon Shea looks at best seller lists.
Dashboard – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “dashboard”.
Defiance: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Defiance by Nechama Tec.
As Etymologists You Depend on Look-Alikes? Cool!
Anatoly Liberman looks at the origins of words that look-alike.
A Video Introduction to Experimental Philosophy
A video to help us understand experimental philosophy.
Kathleen Taylor on Brainwashing
Watch Kathleen Taylor talk about her book ‘Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control’.
Khurais, Saudi Arabia
Khurais: The largest exporter of oil with over 20 percent of the world’s reserves, Saudi Arabia occupies roughly three quarters of the peninsula of arid land between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. As of 2007, this desert kingdom was producing approximately 11 million barrels of petroleum daily.
The Hayek Fallacy
Vermeule looks at F. A. Hayek.
An Intern’s Fond Farewell
Ashley says “goodbye”.