I forgot how good some of these were...

Quoted: IS HAM TASTY? HELLZ YEAH

this book has been referenced several times by SR folk. anyone read it?

Quoted: Amazon.com: A Realist Theory of Science (Radical Thinkers) (9781844672042): Roy Bhaskar: Books

Quoted: Professor Ariely describes some experiments which demonstrated something he calls “arbitrary coherence”. Basically it means that once you contemplate a decision or actually make a decision, it will heavily influence your subsequent decisions. That’s the coherence part. Your brain will try to keep your decisions consistent with previous decisions you have made. I’ve read about that many times before, but what was surprising in this book was the the “arbitrary” part. The initial anchoring factor can be totally arbitrary, but it will still heavily influence your subsequent decisions.

for those of us in the Kant class this quarter. i think this really nicely sums up many of the objections voiced so far. personally, what I think has been so frustrating about this class is that we have been equivocating between what levi calls the strong and weak readings.

for those of you who may know kant better, does this sound accurate? problems?

haha -- "otherwise distinguished physicists"

Quoted: Wait, Whaaaaat?: Large Hardron Collider Trying To Destroy Itself From The Future

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videos like these make me certain i'm going to keel over dead momentarily

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never get tired of them trying to explain this nonsense. love the animation of a contracting and expanding bubble.

Quoted: We made this video about the Big Bang because the theory is important and amazing, but often misunderstood.This video was produced without any funding from a...

Quoted: Ships with giant funnels which travel the world's seas creating more clouds to deflect the sun's rays could help cut global warming, say scientists.