October 10th
Response papers to last weeks reading due
Visiting Artist: Kimberly Varella
Reading:
Please read the following in anticipation of Doug’s visit
Freeman Dyson “heretics” article and discussion:
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/dysonf07/dysonf07_index.html
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/anderson07/anderson07_index.html
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/11/0515250&from=rss
Piraha debate article and discussion:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/16/070416fa_fact_colapinto?printable=true
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/everett07/everett07_index.html
http://www.edge.org/discourse/recursion.html
Steorn “orbo” free energy technology controversy
http://www.steorn.com/
http://www.engadget.com/tag/steorn
Doug says - “The discussion part is important, as what I’d really like to get at is not the particulars of the three issues/controversies above, but the way in which they play out. The question of “how do we know what we know”. ”
Also check out Doug’s work on his home page