How You Get Millions of People to Cooperate in a Global Project for Free

January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Fascinating stuff: After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately — [...]

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Before I Deconverted: I Was A Teenage Christian Contrarian

November 21, 2011 By 15 Comments
Daniel Fincke November 21,1993

A few weeks ago I began chronicling the story of my Christianity, my deconversion, and my personal and intellectual development post-deconversion. I began with the reminiscences, Before I Deconverted: My Christian Childhood and Before I Deconverted: Ministers As Powerful Role Models.  This post is a series of recollections of my high school religiosity. Below I cover [...]

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The Claymation Allegory of the Cave

November 1, 2011 By 5 Comments

A wonderful brief film of Plato’s allegory of the Cave by Michael Ramsey and John Grigsby: Your Thoughts?

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Colbert on Whether Being Gay is a Choice

October 8, 2011 By 11 Comments

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Your Thoughts?

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The Moral Toll of Executions on the Consciences of Executioners

September 22, 2011 By 7 Comments

Allen Ault is the retired director of the Georgia Department of Corrections and former warden of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison which handled Troy Davis. Ault oversaw executions for the state of Georgia. He is now Eastern Kentucky University’s dean of “College of Justice and Society” and well-informed from an academic perspective about the [...]

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How Does Language Shape Our Color Experiences?

September 18, 2011 By 3 Comments

A fascinating video, via PZ, who also offers some analysis. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b71rT9fU-I&feature=player_embedded#! Your Thoughts?

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St. Vincent's "Cruel"

September 5, 2011 By 1 Comment

I cannot figure out what I love more, her brilliant music or her unique and remarkable theatrically controlled facial expressions. Her videos always mesmerize me, she’s positively electric on stage, and the songs get deep under the skin. She’s one of the best of our time. Support genius, pick up Strange Mercy. Your Thoughts?

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Scapegoating Through Song, Swedish Style

September 5, 2011 By 6 Comments

If you know how to sing in Swedish, sing along, otherwise be sure the subtitles are on (the cc button on the YouTube player): Via Friendly Atheist Your Thoughts?

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Cheetah Whisperer

September 3, 2011 By 14 Comments

The sounds of the cheetahs in the first couple of minutes is downright musical: Thanks to Leroy for the find. And I cannot mention cheetahs and not provide a link to some of my favorite 19 seconds in TV history. Your Thoughts?

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Poets Read Craisglist Posts

September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Everything is deeper when poets read it: via The Dish Your Thoughts?

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