2021 In Review
TECHNOLOGY …of 2021. TEACHING By way of some overall remarks on the year, well, the main…
Your orange cat isn’t any dumber than its feline friends: Busting cat-color myths – CNET
Video screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNET “From a marketing standpoint, it kind of makes sense,” she…
Of Trees, Solitude, Love, Loss, and the Stubborn Symphony of Aliveness: The Best of Brain Pickings / The Marginalian 2021
From the Stoics to the snails, by way of music, matter, and the mind. By Maria…
Best iPhone 11 and 11 Pro cases for 2022 – CNET
iFace cases are hugely popular in Japan but aren’t so well known in the US. With…
LastPass says no passwords compromised in latest security scare – CNET
This isn’t the first time LastPass — whose source code is proprietary, rather than open-source —…
Posting Will Be Light This Week
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The best Apple TV remote cases for less than $10 – CNET
If you’re looking for some remote case bling, the NageBee Glitter Liquid fits the bill. Despite…
Gibraltar poised to become first cryptocurrency hub – CNET
Getty Images The British overseas territory is reviewing a proposal for blockchain firm Valereum to acquire…
Jane Goodall on the Meaning of Wisdom and the Deepest Wellspring of Hope
From the far-seeing platform of her eighty-seventh year, she observes: Noting that “whenever you give her…
Unselfing into Oneness with the All: Transcendentalist Queen Margaret Fuller on Transcendence
This essay is adapted from the sixth chapter of Figuring. Looking around the pews, this young…
Best swirl remover for 2022 – Roadshow
Meet the cream of the crop when it comes to swirl removers. Pinnacle Natural Brilliance has…
US airlines delay, cancel flights on Christmas weekend as omicron spikes – CNET
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I Feel, Therefore I Am: Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio on Consciousness and How the Feeling-Tone of the Body Underscores the Symphony of the Mind
Consciousness… is a particular state of mind resulting from a biological process toward which multiple mental…
Mortgage interest rates as of Dec. 24, 2021: Rates ease – CNET
H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty The average rate for a 15-year, fixed mortgage is 2.50%, which is a…
How Many People Are Applying for Philosophy Jobs? (guest post)
In the following guest post*, Professor Lassiter shares what he has learned. (A version of this…
Increased Specialization & Competent Peer Review
I have sometimes found highly specialized anthologies excellent. Increasingly, however, I have come across some containing…
Job Applicants per Area of Specialization
[Laurie Frick, “Time Tracking” (detail)] The idea is to get a sense of how the numbers…
Purrble is an excitable toy that wants to help kids manage anxiety, emotions – CNET
Purrble is made by the health and research company Sproutel. I first learned of the Rhode…
Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for High School Students
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Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for Undergraduates
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about 2022 Summer Programs in…
Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for Graduate Students and/or PhDs
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John O’Connor (1937-2021)
He died on November 13th. O’Connor retired from William Paterson, where he had been professor of…
24 great last-minute gift cards for everyone on your list – CNET
This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2021, our list of ideas, by topic, by…
Stepping Outside of Philosophy: Reflections on a Transdisciplinary Career (guest post)
Once you’ve identified which journals will consider more philosophical submissions, the main challenge is to demonstrate…
Wordle: What is it and why is everyone tweeting about it? – CNET
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Against the Trap of Efficiency: The Counterintuitive Antidote to the Time-Anxiety That Haunts and Hampers Our Search for Meaning
Our anxiety about the finitude of time is at bottom a function of the limits of…
In Defense of Benchmarking (guest post)
At my institution ‘benchmarking’ is a common practice. For large courses that have more than one…
Ng Wins Journal of the History of Philosophy Book Prize
The Journal of the History of Philosophy has announced that the winner of its 2021 Book Prize…
You still have time for these 12 Amazon Prime deals to be delivered by Christmas – CNET
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12 great gifts under $100 that you can buy now. Seriously, don’t wait – CNET
This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2021, our list of ideas, by topic, by…