Meet the cream of the crop when it comes to swirl removers. Pinnacle Natural Brilliance has a miracle worker on its hands with its Advanced Swirl Remover. The company also says the product includes “diminishing abrasive technology.” In other words,…
Kent German/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. In a blog post, Delta attributed delays to both omicron and winter. Separately, the White House reportedly will lift a ban on travel…
Consciousness… is a particular state of mind resulting from a biological process toward which multiple mental events make a contribution… These contributions converge, in a regimented way, to produce something quite complex and yet perfectly natural: the encompassing mental experience…
H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty The average rate for a 15-year, fixed mortgage is 2.50%, which is a decrease of 2 basis points from seven days ago. Compared to a 30-year fixed mortgage, a 15-year fixed mortgage with the same loan value…
In the following guest post*, Professor Lassiter shares what he has learned. (A version of this post first appeared at his site.) It looks like people are being selective in which jobs they apply for, which of course makes sense.…
I have sometimes found highly specialized anthologies excellent. Increasingly, however, I have come across some containing contributions with textual misreadings, self-contradictions, and language so vague as to be in certain spots meaningless. Perhaps high specialization is often at odds with…
[Laurie Frick, “Time Tracking” (detail)] The idea is to get a sense of how the numbers of applicants vary by area of specialization. Over at Philosophers’ Cocoon there’s a post soliciting information from search committees about the number of applicants they’ve…
Purrble is made by the health and research company Sproutel. I first learned of the Rhode Island-based company when it teamed up with the insurance company Aflac to create the My Special Aflac Duck which is part toy, part robot…
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Please use the comments section on this post to share information about 2022 Summer Programs in Philosophy for college undergraduates. Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy: Parts and Wholes Dates: June 5 – June 24, 2022Location: Boulder, Colorado (or on Zoom,…
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He died on November 13th. O’Connor retired from William Paterson, where he had been professor of philosophy and had served as Dean of Humanities, in 2001. Prior to that, he worked as the Assistant Director for Programs at the National…