I’ve always been afraid of calculus. I have no idea what any of the symbols mean and I’m not even sure what we use it for. Is it rockets? Did we invent calculus so we could build rockets? And by “we” I of course mean “Sir Isaac Newton”. Newton, natural philosopher (a term for ‘scientist’…
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A Post I Totally Wrote Myself About Plagiarism
{Post Removed For Copyright Violation and Lack of Comedic Merit} (Post actually written by Liz Gumbiner of Mom-101 and as soon as she reads this she’s going to kick my ass. Also, Liz, you should really pay me for editing this post because you totally added an “of” after “(thanks, Google Alerts)” and since I…
NaBloPoMo: Virtue
There are lots of different answers to the “How should I live?” question: Have rational rules; look after your own interests; maximize happiness/good in the world. One answer is “be virtuous”. This isn’t the same as just saying “be good”, since every answer to the “How should I live?” question can reasonably be offered as…
