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Though this was clearly done by someone in the sciences or social sciences, profs in all disciplines can probably relate.

 

Young philosophers Andrew Royer and Cody Howell will be performing some songs by David Bazan next Wednesday, December 2nd, in Main 115 at 7 pm.

Royer writes, “We think this would be interesting because of the changing opinion on faith that is evidenced in his albums.His 1997 debut includes songs that could be sung in a church without much of a stretch. His recently released album is a narrative of his loss of faith. The seven albums in between show a steady change.”

I think this should also be of interest to students in Religious Studies. All are welcome! Rock on!

Peter Singer was on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” today, discussing the rationing of health care.  Listen here.  Tune in tomorrow for the opposing view (Singer argues we must ration health care, tomorrow they’ll offer the other view).

Singer recently published an article on why we must ration health care in the NYTimes.  Read that article here.

Check out this illusion. Watch the spinning disk fall straight down; then shift your gaze to the blue circle, and “watch” the falling disc with your peripheral vision. It will no longer appear to fall straight down. Then, when you turn your eyes to the spinning disc again, its motion seems to abruptly change. This might model the phenomenon that curveballs in baseball “break” suddenly; they perhaps both result from the viewer/batter suddenly shifting his/her gaze from one fixed point to another spinning, dropping object.

Here is a very interesting, thoughtful bit of fiction about a hardened atheist who nevertheless finds within himself a profound need to reach out to something divine. It is the first chapter of a book by the same title, by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein.