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There’s Somehow Still an Enormous Snow Pile in Buffalo

CityLab compares the toughness of Buffalo and Boston winters and surmises that Buffalo is the “flintier” of the two cities if a snow pile that has sat from November to July is a valid indicator. Boston’s similar snow pile from its own harsh winter has recently melted but the Buffalo pile near the Buffalo Central Terminal is still going strong despite temperatures supposed to reach the 90s this week. The pile was created during the dig out of the spectacular Snowvember Storm that caught international attention last winter.

Photo courtesy of David Torke, fixBuffalo

[itsquoted]

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?

Plato (via itsquoted)

[observando]

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

Plato (via observando)

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[tierradentro]

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

Soren Kierkegaard (via tierradentro)

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Kierkegaard on the individual vs. the crowd, why we conform, and the power of the minority – timeless insight, especially timely in the context of Ferguson.

[eccphilosophyclub]

These little videos are brief and humorous. Enjoy!!

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From the beginning of his run as President of the United States Barack Obama has been criticized, often unjustly for aspects of his life that the media views as juicy enough to exploit and manipulate in order to slander his public image.  At this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner Obama lashed out poetically and with a hefty dose of sarcasm at the members of our society who go out of their way to misconstrue information to their own ends.  Obama steps out of the traditional role of President to take a very realistic approach to the government and within minutes has the crowd laughing at the absurdity of the things that go on within this country.

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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein has a lot to say about progress in the field, the philosophical instinct, the philosophical academic experience and its social/emotional impact. Philosophy is not dead!!

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Can we create new senses for humans?

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As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” says neuroscientist David Eagleman, “is constrained by our biology.” He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces – such as a sensory vest – to take in previously unseen information about the world around us.

Very interesting Eric!! "trapped on a thin slice of perception." Also, the blog spot looks great!! #professorbossman

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Can we create new senses for humans?

As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” says neuroscientist David Eagleman, “is constrained by our biology.” He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces -- such as a sensory vest -- to take in previously unseen information about the world around us.