Members of the Class of 2012,
As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tell you the truth about the pieces of parchment you’re picking up today.
You’re f*cked.
Well, not exactly. But you won’t have it easy.
First, you’re going to have a hell of a hard…
I’m reading through Francis Bacon’s Novum Organum (for this class). It’s a pretty amazing work.
Aphorism 14 from Book 1 stands out:
The syllogism consists of propositions, propositions consist of words, words are symbols of notions. Therefore if the notions themselves (which is the…
This tranquilized bear falling from a tree in Colorado is just awesome.
It’s like Mad Men, but for bears!