Category Archives: philosophy
links for 2007-01-16: RAW essays
A Selection of Obscure Robert Anton Wilson Essays – 10 Zen Monkeys (a webzine) (tags: psychology Writing RAW essays)
Foolproof
American Scientist Online – Foolproof — Mathematical proof is foolproof, it seems, only in the absence of fools I was a teenage angle trisector. In my first full-time job, fresh out of high school, I trisected angles all day long … more…
RAW Data
Robert Anton Wilson (see many previous posts), paralysed, bed-ridden and “high in oath”, has nevertheless taken up blogging at RAW Data. He recommends the new Hannibal Lecter book (as blogged here previously), which he considers the best of the four; … more…
Three Requirements for Happiness
To be stupid, selfish, & have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. — Gustave Flaubert, 1846 (via Daily Bleed)
Brian Eno lecturing
Brian Eno lecture, 3rd November, Liverpool Hope University. Part of the Liverpool Biennial. The lecture link is branded under the BBC’s Listen Again concept, which makes material available for seven days after broadcast. I’m listening to this nine days on, … more…
Neal Pollack — Science Friday
I hadn’t visited Neal Pollack’s site in I really don’t know how long. Found a link in Ye Old Blogrolle, and yes, he’s still doing the business. Recently, Neal Pollack and son have been brainstorming on cosmology: Elijah in the … more…
Tobias Schneebaum
Fascinating interview with Schneebaum by Allan Gurganus over at the Bombsite: The skulls in my apartment keep me in touch with my ancestors. Through them, I absorb the essence of their beliefs. Through them I gain their strength. The skulls … more…
Tan Hill Fair
The Daily Bleed today would have us know that if Tan Hill fair is still trying to happen, today is the day. Tan Hill fair had a bit of a reputation. An 80 year old shepherd, Daniel Swatton, speaking in … more…
Kevin Kelly: God Is the Machine
In which Kevin Kelly advances the proposition that our universe is made up entirely of information, which is to say, digital, and then deals, after a fashion, with the follow up – if the universe is information, what is that … more…
25-year murder conviction quashed
BBC NEWS | Scotland | 25-year murder conviction quashed How exactly do you compensate someone for the loss of all of his 20s and 30s and half of his 40s? The guy is a year older than me. He’s been … more…