Mark D. White
Professor, author, editor, and fan of comics, movies, and music. In 2019: Batman and Ethics; Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics. amzn.to/2aFC66M
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Gideon Yaffe appointed the Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence
Yaffe conducts research in the philosophy of law, particularly criminal law, and the study of metaphysics including causation, free will, and personal identity.
Poetry (Newest to Oldest)
From Subterranean Press, The Best of Uncanny (forthcoming, December 2019) At Uncanny magazine, “The Magician Speaks to the Fool” (forthcoming) At Fireside magazine, “Three of Swo…
Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (Official Trailer)
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Barbara Low, Whose Research Boosted Antibiotics, Dies at 98
Her work with Dorothy Hodgkin identified the structure of penicillin, enabling scientists to replicate it and develop drugs to treat other infections.
A Comic Book Publisher Creates Its Own Origin Story
A new publisher, AWA, will have a connected superhero universe as well as stand-alone comics.
New National Recording Registry Class Is "Superfly"
The classic radio western “Gunsmoke”; Ritchie Valens’ groundbreaking 1958 sensation “La Bamba”; Sam & Dave’s 1967 hit single “Soul Man”; the revolutionary 1968 Broadway musical “Hair”; and Neil Diamond’s 1969 “Sweet Caroline,” which became a popular...
In Texas, a Quiet Effort to Protect 'Conversion Therapy' Is Underway
Texas Republicans' support for "conversion therapy" is at odds with a national trend that has seen lawmakers ban the harmful practice.
Space Ladies 2020 by monstress
Let Space Ladies establish a scientific civilization for you!
Constant Interruptions, Graceful Exit Strategies, and the Use of Comic Sans
Our advice columnist delves into the novel dilemmas created by the new ways we work.
Lee Morgan - The Gigolo
The Gigolo (1968) Personnel: Lee Morgan (Trumpet) Wayne Shorter (Tenor Saxophone) Harold Mabern Jr. (Piano) Bob Cranshaw (Bass) Billy Higgins (Drums) -- Alfr...
Al Ewing's Cosmic Emotions
by Chris Russ It’s not hard to find comics featuring characters asking existential questions. But in the recent and remarkable cosmic work of Al Ewing, you will find characters who bring their existential questions directly to the monstrous...
Why does Australia have an outsized influence on philosophy? – Peter Godfrey-Smith | Aeon Essays
Despite its reputation as remote and anti-intellectual, Australia has exercised a surprisingly deep influence on philosophy
#046 Doubt With Socrates and Nick Pappas
In this episode you’ll hear the philosophical history of “doubt” and learn why a healthy dose of skepticism can help us face our fears in work and life today. Philosophy professor Nick Pappas and host Monica McCarthy chat about Socrates’...
A Prominent Economist’s Death Prompts Talk of Mental Health in the Professoriate
Alan B. Krueger, a titan in the field, died by suicide last weekend. As colleagues mourned, they also noted an academic culture that makes disclosing mental illness difficult.
The Apps That Aim to Make Falling in Love as Easy as Playing a Game
We already rely on apps to find dates, and now developers are hoping we'll use them to stay together, too. But do they work?
Beto O’Rourke, 2012: ‘We Cannot Continue to Spend Ourselves into Ruin’
2020 presidential candidate ran on spending cuts, troop withdrawls, and means-testing Social Security while primarying an incumbent Democrat 7 years ago
Should Owner Motivation Limit the Exercise of Property Rights?
Lee Anne Fennell, Owning Bad: Leverage and Spite in Property Law, in Civil Wrongs and Justice in Private Law (Paul B. Miller & John Oberdiek, eds.) (forthcoming Oxford University Press), available at SSRN.Gregory M. SteinPeople sometimes exercise...
Critics of LGBT lessons for kids must ask themselves: what makes a gay relationship less "age appropriate" than a straight one?
Those who object to these lessons often do so due to a misconception that if children are being taught about gay relationships, surely gay sex must come into it at some point. That's not only untrue—it's actively harmful