Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(xkcd.com) Fifteen Years
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Our World in Data) Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth
A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass.
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(Policy of Truth) Viewpoint Diversity: A Convo with the Dean
You’re an academic. Your Dean walks in. “We need viewpoint diversity,” she says. “OK,” you say. She’s your boss. She’s obviously just read some bullshit in CHE about viewpoint diversity, and feels the need to start Deaning. What else can you say? “So now what do we do?” It’s a kosher question. As it stands,…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Josh asks: How DARE you
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Blondie, 11/23/25 Two very important details here. One, Dagwood has his handkerchief out and at the ready when…
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(Policy of Truth) Institutional Neutrality Meets Viewpoint Diversity
“Viewpoint diversity” is the view that institutions of higher education ought to cultivate a wide range of perspectives on campus to ensure that inquiry on campus proceeds in an open and lively way. It may sound to some like a truism, but it’s meant as more than a truism. If taken in the latter way,…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Immigrant Trust Tour: Clifton Redux by The Immigrant Trust Tour: Tensions in Clifton | Policy of Truth
[…] posts on the campaign for an Immigrant Trust Act (ITA) resolution in Clifton, New Jersey (Nov 5 and Nov 18). As mentioned in the latter post, I attended the November 5 meeting, but had to miss the November […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Immigrant Trust Tour: Clifton by The Immigrant Trust Tour: Tensions in Clifton | Policy of Truth
[…] earlier posts on the campaign for an Immigrant Trust Act (ITA) resolution in Clifton, New Jersey (Nov 5 and Nov 18). As mentioned in the latter post, I attended the November 5 meeting, but had to miss […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) The Immigrant Trust Tour: Tensions in Clifton
Readers of this blog may remember my earlier posts on the campaign for an Immigrant Trust Act (ITA) resolution in Clifton, New Jersey (Nov 5 and Nov 18). As mentioned in the latter post, I attended the November 5 meeting, but had to miss the November 12 one due to a scheduling issue. This is…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Norwegian! Would?
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Judge Parker, 11/22/25 A few months ago Sophie and Reena experienced a certain amount of panic and anxiety…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part II: Hoplite Equipment, Hoplight or Hopheavy?
This is the second part of what looks like it’ll be end up as a four part series discussing the debates surrounding ancient Greek hoplites, the heavy infantry of the Archaic (800-480) and Classical (480-323) periods. Last week, we outlined the contours of the debate: the major points of contention and the history of the…
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