Read: “Neuroscience & Philosophy: An Exchange by Jean-Pierre Changeux” | The New York Review of Books
Neuroscience & Philosophy: An Exchange by Jean-Pierre Changeux | The New York Review of Books
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A short and intense look at the situation of the Lakota in the Black Hills.
A short and intense look at the situation of the Lakota in the Black Hills.
A Journalist Went Near Mount Rushmore To Take Some Photos. What He Found Changed His Life Forever.
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Grant Hart (former Hüsker Dü) has made a new album based on William S. Burroughs’ unpublished “Lost …
Grant Hart (former Hüsker Dü) has made a new album based on William S. Burroughs’ unpublished “Lost Paradise” (based on Milton’s Paradise Lost).
Hüsker Dü’s Timekeeper Finds A Lost Paradise : NPR
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Read: “Save half of boreal forest from development, scientists urge” – Politics – CBC News
Save half of boreal forest from development, scientists urge – Politics – CBC News
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This Goldman Sachs scheme has them pushing aluminum back-and-forth between warehouses to artificially…
This Goldman Sachs scheme has them pushing aluminum back-and-forth between warehouses to artificially delay its shipment and use, which in turn allows them profit in a commodities exchange. Equal parts astonishing and dismaying.
A Shuffle of Aluminum, but to Banks, Pure Gold – NYTimes.com
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From more than 10,000 years ago.
From more than 10,000 years ago.
» Oldest Record of Time-Keeping Found in Scotland – Blog of the Long Now
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I found out about this too late but next year, next year, I’ll participate in Take-Your-Poet-to-Work…
I found out about this too late but next year, next year, I’ll participate in Take-Your-Poet-to-Work-Day.
Paris Review –“ Poets in the Workplace, Sadie Stein
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Read: “The Secret to Finland’s Success With Schools, Moms, Kids—and Everything”
The Secret to Finland’s Success With Schools, Moms, Kids—and Everything
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Make Advantageous Into a Feature Film!
Director Jen Phang is turning her short film, Advantageous, into a feature film and needs your help. Please support her campaign on kickstarter to fulfill this project.
The short film was beautifully done and provocative. Not many sci-fi films approach themes of personhood and workplace pressures the way Jen did with Advantageous. You can see the short on-line for free, then contribute to her campaign, which is end ... continue reading
A sad summary of Harper’s Conservatives’ positioning of Canada in the rest of the world’s view.
A sad summary of Harper’s Conservatives’ positioning of Canada in the rest of the world’s view.
Oh, Canada – By Andrew Nikiforuk
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Disturbing stuff added to mass-produced “food”
Disturbing stuff added to mass-produced “food”
8 Foods We Eat In The U.S. That Are Banned In Other Countries
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Read: “The Improbable Resurrection of a Quirky, Once-Popular, Art Deco Font”
The Improbable Resurrection of a Quirky, Once-Popular, Art Deco Font
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The open data Web site is a good initiative. Now if they can just make it extend further so that open…
The open data Web site is a good initiative. Now if they can just make it extend further so that open government becomes meaningful. The article quotes Tracey Lauriault of Carleton University on how open the Conservative government is:
“Not if you’re muzzling science, not if you’re cancelling the census, not if you’re practically closing and undermining your archive, not if you’re tur ... continue reading