Monthly Archives: November 2015

Sisyphus is Us

At this point in the semester, you might think that you’re doing an absurdly difficult thing, like rolling a boulder up a mountain, as you complete classes. But take heart. Not only will the boulder probably roll back down on … Continue reading

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From Trees to Networks–A Paradigm Shift in How We Think?

Manuel Lima, in this TED talk, offers a tantalizing suggestion. If he’s correct, then one of the most basic metaphors on which our thought depends, knowledge and existence as a branched tree, is being replaced by a metaphor of knowledge … Continue reading

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Graphic Prufrock

Artist Julian Peters has completed his 24-page graphic version of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” And it’s all available online.Let us go and make our visit.

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