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Thanks to impermanence all things are possible

Working on a book on topos theory
Mr. Carl Sagan apology form
August 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Reminded that Rorty thought 2014-2044 would be the dark years:
July 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
July 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I am reading Calculus Made Easy, a popular introductory text from 1910, to prepare for a class I’m teaching and it has this immortal prologue
June 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This is, I think, one of the main theses of Adam Curtis (especially his work since hypernormalization).

For instance, here is the synopsis of his new series on Britain at the end of the 20th century from Wikipedia:
June 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
June 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
May 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Was quite taken by this and wondered if there were other instances of the trick. Wouldn't describe it as working well...
May 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
There is definitely a sort of ‘idealism of the ruling class’ that their “fans” also pine for (some of the libidinal appeal of AI art hits on it). There is a good reason Karl Rove supposedly said:
December 10, 2024 at 5:25 AM
what Gauss wrote to Bolyai’s father 6 months after being told about his son’s work. Bolyai quit mathematics as a result.
November 29, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Sidney Morgenbesser also seems like he’d be good at it:
October 22, 2024 at 2:44 AM
AJ Ayer:
October 22, 2024 at 2:37 AM
September 22, 2024 at 4:44 PM