The news just keeps getting better 10 Jun 2009 After learning that we can fly if we just put our minds to it, now comes news that Futurama is back! Must have something to do with Fox realising that in order to get audience, you can’t just bash the single most popular president since Grover Cleveland. Late note: I can’t believe I forgot to start this with “Good news, everybody!” Humor
Biology Short sharp definitions 11 Aug 2010 Over on Twitter, Waterstones bookshops are running a competition to define philosophy in 100 characters. My definitions are below, but it got me thinking. Einstein, I think, said that if you can’t explain it in simple words you don’t understand it, and so I wonder if we can do this… Read More
Administrative Competition: copy of my species book 4 Oct 201127 Oct 2011 My book Species: A History of the Idea is soon to be available in paperback. I have a few copies I’d like to share, so put your name in the comments and make sure your email is filled out (it doesn’t get shown publicly) and I will roll some virtual… Read More
Epistemology The Philosophers' Menu 4 May 2010 The Philosophers’ Menu Presuppositions. Kantelope Assorted carnaps Pareto soup Hart-boyled eggs with a rescher of bacon Major Premises Jugged hare, with milled popper Skinnered peacocke, with nashed paretos Plato’ the Day Humeburger, with gibbard gravy Frankfurts and schauer kraut Bass van frassen [sic] Nagels and lockes Frege legs with russell… Read More
Now if that could be the Serenity instead of Jet Blue I see coming in to land at LGB, it would be the best of all possible imaginary worlds.
Hooray! It is because of Futurama that one of my goals in life is to be in a situation where I can utter the words “Listen to me, you pompous frauds. If I’m going down, I’m taking you all with me.”
Matt; Well I assume I would have to become better established in academia before it could become a running theme.
It is never too early to utter that phrase, or the one I like from Girl Genius: “Fools! I will destroy you all! Ask me how.”
I don’t know Girl Genius, but based on the quote, I think I should. Point me in the right direction, please.