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Mariam Thalos (U Utah) has passed along this nifty cartoon. (Don’t let the hokey music at the beginning turn you off!)

Philosophers are often the sources of great witticisms, some of which have been recorded here by Gerry Dworkin.

Also, imagine sitting down every day to the same rye-and-Swiss sandwich and saying, “Hot ziggety!”. And imagine at the same time that you are Ludwig Wittgenstein.

… in a supercomputer. See Henry Markram’s TEDtalk here.

See the schedule, over in the “Announcements” box on the right. All are certainly welcome; the presentations have breaks among them so you can move among rooms if you like. Also, if you’re interested in dining with the philosophers, let Huenemann know.

Some students are starting up a petition to have a Middle East Studies program here at USU. Here’s the info from an email I recently received:

> The Utah State Middle East Club is petitioning the University to begin
> offering classes focused on the Middle East. Specifically, we are
> asking for classes in Political Science, History, Religious Studies,
> and Arabic.
>
> Our long term goal is to have a Middle Eastern Studies program at Utah
> State; our short term goal is simply to let President Albrecht, the
> Provost, and Dean Niemann know that there are students interested in
> this critical area of this world.
>
> If you see the need for Middle East-centered curriculum at Utah State,
> please see the attached petition sheet. Representatives from the club
> will be coming around to as many classes as possible and sending the
> petition around. If you are able to help us in the petitioning
> effort, we need as many people as possible to print out the petition
> and send it around in their classes. If you have any questions or
> comments, please email us at usu.mec@gmail.com, or at any of our
> personal addresses.
>
> Thanks, and we hope to hear from you!
> The Middle East Club
>
> Rob Jepson – President
> robmjepson@gmail.com
> (801) 995-3336