Category Archives: history
Deep and Shallow Arguments in Logos, Cursing and Civil War Memory
Over the weekend I witnessed several seemingly unrelated conversations that held a common thread. On the surface, these might seem to be shallow conversations about logos, style of language, or word usage. However for many having strong feelings about these … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Bady, Coleman, edreform, education, TNC
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Final Exam for my History of Psychology class (take home, open book, open notes)
Here is my final exam for the class I teach of all seniors in psychology. It is a capstone course, intended to provide a capstone experience for the majors in psychology, a required element for all students at Randolph-Macon. I … Continue reading
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How to Misspell your Allusions – Riener on Dyson on Kahneman (and Freud and James)
Ok, let me begin by saying how much I love the New York Review of Books. You should totally subscribe to it. It is generally great content, and they make a lot of it free online to free loaders like … Continue reading
Posted in history, psychology, science, Uncategorized
Tagged bookreview, Dyson, history, histsci, Kahneman, psychology, science
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Review: Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose
I recently finished a fantastic little book, and I have to share it with you. It is called Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose, by Lee Alan Dugatkin (and @LeeDugaktin on twitter, a worthwhile follow). At first, it seems like … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffon, history, Jefferson, Moose, science
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