The documentary Lessons of Darkness, directed by Herzog, opens with a quote by Blaise Pascal: “Der Zusammenbruch der Sternenwelten wird sich–wie die Schöpfung–in grandioser Schönheit vollziehen.” … Continue reading
In How are We to Confront Death, Francoise Dastur gives us a framework for dealing with death. It is tripartite, with a bundle of observations under the headings Overcoming Death, Neutralizing Death and Accepting Death. … Continue reading
The policy I’m going to explore is affirmative action in the context of The Black Panther franchise. I haven’t tracked the through-line of this theme in the comic book series as I am not an avid reader, but I have … Continue reading
If determinism were true, in the radical sense that all moral choices are predetermined by hard and fast rules—on the order of the laws of physics—then free will would not exist. … Continue reading
Though transparency and oversight are important democratic norms, and a tripartite system of checks and balances was put in place to foster them, there are cases where they have failed. The Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg affairs serve as exemplars. … Continue reading
This paper advocates for engaging uses of Twitter (or similar clients or services) in the classroom. We cover how to use it efficaciously, and why the very notion of class participation needs to be redefined. … Continue reading
See A Familiar Paradigm for Min-Max Search … Continue reading
I opted-in to LinkedIn shortly after it’s founding in 2003, having seen a URL to it on the business card of a “consultant”–handed to me during the coffee break of a SHRM networking event. I began seeing similar references on … Continue reading