Recommendation: Steven Pinker: “An Unnecessary Defense of Reason and a Necessary Defense of the University’s Role in Advancing It” 2019-10-16 | Reading time: 1 minute Steven Pinker's Keynote talk at the 2nd Heterodox Academy Annual Conference in June 2019 is well worth listening to.Image: Half Hour of Heterodoxy Logo[show the article]
Recommendation: The Rubin Report (esp. Dr. Everett Piper Interview) 2019-02-05 | Reading time: 1 minute Can't say I'm a fan of religious institutions, but Dr. Everett Pipers Interview on "The Rubin Report" is worth watching.[show the article]
The pathology of ideological possession 2018-12-04 | Reading time: 2 minutes A short clip from a Jordan Peterson interview — well worth watching.[show the article]
Recommendation: “The Orville” 2018-11-08 | Reading time: 2 minutes A short recommendation of a great sci-fi series which embodies the best of Star Trek ... only more human than humanistic.[show the article]
Incredible Poem (Text and Video): «The Hangman» by Maurice Ogden 2018-08-10 | Reading time: 1 minute A timely poem about not speaking up.[show the article]
Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate 2018-05-22 | Reading time: 1 minute A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.[show the article]
Jonathan Haidt on Institutionalized Disconfirmation in Universities 2018-03-24 | Reading time: Less than a minute A short 10 minute clip of Jonathan Haidt regarding our confirmation biases and that we need others to cancel those out.[show the article]
Dystopian Story and Movie Recommendation: “Harrison Bergeron” and “2081” 2018-02-04 | Reading time: 1 minute A while ago I stumbled upon a story by Kurt Vonnegut titled: "Harrison Bergeron". There is also a movie titled "2081" that really nails the story. Both are highly recommended in a world that confused equality of opportunity with equality of outcome.[show the article]
Getting interviewed by a hostile news person as an Academic: A best practice example 2018-01-18 | Reading time: 2 minutes A great example of a calm academic holding his own against a hostile interviewer with very strong preconceptions.[show the article]
MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß? 2017-11-17 | Reading time: Less than a minute A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.[show the article]
