Is there any difference, truly, between physics and philosophy? Of course not, you knave. There’s an entire course about it. I am enrolled in this course. And what is the point of an interdisciplinary investigation that yields only support for further differentiation of said disciplines? I am a rebel, though. To spite the inevitability of … Continue reading An introduction to the philosophers in all physicists
We don’t hate people. We hate our responses to people. This is one of the rather seemingly unrelated conclusions bred as a result of the various counterparts of communication. Allow me to explain. All social interactions can be broken down into a series of communicative exchanges. Recall in “Side Affects of a Logolepsy Infliction” that … Continue reading Humans hate themselves, not others.
Physics students are incredibly similar to wolves in their social tendencies. That is to say, our interactions resemble the pack mentality. No, we do not howl in unison at a waxing gibbous moon or rip open the carcasses of recently deceased prey with Maxwell’s equations. Upon interacting with others of their species, humans will default to an … Continue reading Physics students and wolves: the primitive nature of social interaction
Frost found the tedious act of mending unsustainable walls a profound metaphor for the barriers that humans across history are prone to; physical barriers, political barriers, such as that between the progressives and traditionalists of the early 1900’s. Continue reading Even Robert Frost is opposed to a wall
A swan song to the season. Continue reading Fall at Drake University
Hereby the Maverick 