Philosophy
You may remember from last year a two-part interview that Stephen Colbert did with author Maurice Sendak. Unfortunately, soon after the interview, Sendak shed his mortal coil and went the way of the dodo.
But it seems that recently someone illustrated an interview Sendak did with NPR's Fresh Air hostess, Terry Gross. Now, I'm not her biggest fan... her questions tend to bore and frustrate me, but it seems that Sendak liked her a lot, and the next excerpt is enough to break your heart...
If you don't have knots in your throat, you're probably not human...
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Philosophy
An Illustrated Interview with Maurice Sendak
But it seems that recently someone illustrated an interview Sendak did with NPR's Fresh Air hostess, Terry Gross. Now, I'm not her biggest fan... her questions tend to bore and frustrate me, but it seems that Sendak liked her a lot, and the next excerpt is enough to break your heart...
If you don't have knots in your throat, you're probably not human...
- Grokinator 5000
So, I was interviewed by Dr. Charles Lee at Grok's Science radio show and podcast yesterday about Einstein's Jewish Science. (The interview can be streamed from their site or downloaded at either iTunes or archive.org.) At the end of the interview,...
- Job Interview Tips And Stories
I'm giving a talk today to the philosophy grad students at Johns Hopkins about job interviews. Any helpful hints or horror stories? My favorite job interview story was when I brought in a friend to fill the adjunct spot I was leaving at the United...
- Dawkins On The Daily Show? Fuck That: Metallica On Colbert!
So apparently the blogosphere is awash with entries about the interview Richard Dawkins did with Jon Stewart a couple of days ago. I love Dawkins, and was thinking about posting that interview here, but when I realized Metallica had made an appearance...
- Stephen Colbert - America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't
Sorry for the sparse presence recently folks, but I've been buried under a mountain of work with the end of the semester. Last night, for instance, I got a chance to have some breakfast only after midnight, and as I poured myself a bowl of cereal,...
- Deceased--sir Maurice Wilkes
Sir Maurice Wilkes June 26th, 1913 to November 29th, 2010 "Father of British computing Sir Maurice Wilkes dies" November 30th, 2010 BBC NEWS The "father" of British computing, Sir Maurice Wilkes, has died at the age of 97. Sir Maurice was the designer...