Monthly Archives: August 2011

Meanings: “Grit”

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

August 25, 2011 (updated below) Jonah Lehrer, who writes The Frontal Cortex for Wired magazine, gave a Convocation address at Earlham on Monday.  (He also wrote the books How We Decide and Proust was a Neuroscientist.) Here’s a snippet of … Continue reading →

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Hazing: This Time We Really Mean It?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

August 24, 2011 In today’s New York Times, Cornell University President David Skorton pledges to end fraternity hazing.  I’m more than a little puzzled.  As he acknowledges, “Hazing has been formally prohibited at Cornell since 1980 and a crime under … Continue reading →

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Meanings: “Intellectual”

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

August 18, 2011 “Intellectual” as in “intellectual property.”  Geoffrey Pullam at Language Log wonders whether it makes sense for Kim Kardashian’s lawyer to assert that “Kim Kardashian’s identity and persona are valuable. When her intellectual property rights are violated, she … Continue reading →

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Dismantling a Treehouse

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

August 10, 2011 I’ve been away much of the last two weeks at a family summer cottage on the coast of Maine, away from TV and internet — hence I’ve posted very little here.  One occupation of the past few … Continue reading →

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