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Nicolas Bourbaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolas Bourbaki is the collective pseudonym under which a group of (mainly French) 20th-century mathematicians wrote a series of books presenting an exposition of modern advanced mathematics, beginning in 1935. With the goal of founding all of mathematic
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Mind Hacks: You are what you buy, and definitely what you don't
During the 1960s, a sudden upsurge in anti-consumerist rebellion threatened the profits of the world's big corporations. The solution to the problem turned out to be packaging the counter-culture and selling the concept of rebellion back to a receptive yo
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Neurophilosophy : Evolving the mind
Below is a video of a recent talk given by Carl Zimmer about the evolution of the mind, at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NYC.
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YouTube - Comedian Jennifer Dziura on Philosophy at Pete's Candy Store
Jennifer sums up the history of philosophy in 90 seconds
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Jewish Currents: Resisting Authority: A Personal Account of the Milgram Obedience Experiments
In 1961, I participated in a famous experimental study about obedience and authority — although I and other participants were led to believe it was a study of memory and learning. The experiment was designed by a Yale University professor of social psyc
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THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art
Welcome to the Theoi Project, a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) an
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Gödel and the limits of logic
The man in the photograph on the right looks formal, reserved and somewhat undernourished. His face and his writings are unfamiliar to most, except for a few philosophers and mathematical logicians. He was Kurt Gödel, celebrated for his incompleteness th
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress passed in August 1964 in direct response to a minor naval engagement known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. It is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B.
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Olympe de Gouges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympe de Gouges (born Marie Gouze; December 31, 1745 – November 3, 1793) was a playwright and journalist whose feminist writings reached a large audience. A proponent of democracy, she demanded the same rights for French women that French men were dema
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eBooks@Adelaide: Free Web Books, Online
Welcome to the University of Adelaide Library’s collection of Web books. The collection includes classic works of Literature, Philosophy, Science, and History.
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The poet who could smell vowels - Times Literary Supplement
The poet who could smell vowels
Ferdinand de Saussure, the father of structuralism, owed much to Hobbes and Mill, and numbered Henry VII among his ancestors
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How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Tr
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Medieval and Modern Thought Text Digitization Project: Welcome
"To strengthen Stanford University Library holdings in the field of Western Medieval thought and its influence on modern times"
The goal is to digitize on an ongoing basis printed reference works, source collections, and primary and secondary books in th
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Dangerous Knowledge
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libcom.org | 4.1
libcom.org is a resource for all people who wish to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions.
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Mind Hacks: A social history of death and dying
BBC Radio 4's social history and sociology programme Thinking Allowed recently had a programme on how death and dying customs have changed over time and how obituaries say as much about society as they do about the deceased.
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Neurevolution: Chronicling the Cognitive Revolution in Neuroscience » Blog Archive » History’s Top Insights Into Brain Computation
This post is the culmination of a month-long chronicling of the major brain computation insights of all time.
Some important insights were certainly left out, so feel free to add comments with your favorites.
Below you will find all 26 insights listed w
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Conversations with History: Activism, Anarchism, and Power, with Noam Chomsky - Google Video
On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler is joined by linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky to ... all » discuss activism, anarchism and the role the United States plays in the world today.
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