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My Favorite Academic Prank
The Sokal hoax came out in 1996, not too far from AFD. I first read about it in the restrained pages of Physics Today, but I like Salon’s account. I have never been able to take postmodernism seriously since then. H.L. Mencken would have loved it. See also
Knowledge and ignorance
We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.
Found at This Week’s Finds in Mathematical Physics (Week 287)
Found a long-lost favorite
A transcript of Severn Darden’s “Metaphysics Lecture”, which I heard many times on WFMT’s Midnight Special, is on-line.
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Why I love the Olde World Renaissance Fair
There are many reasons I love this event, but one that immediately comes to mind is Pigasus Books, the most interesting seller I have found at any Ren Faire anywhere. Master James, who dresses at these events like a medieval scholar, has a great selection and a ready wit Warning: Philosophy ahead
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 