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Tolkein and LOTR

Posted by unawoken on January 4, 2012
Posted in: classics, fantasies, literature, stories, Writing. Tagged: classics, literature. Leave a Comment

Science Fiction as Social Commentary

Posted by unawoken on January 3, 2012
Posted in: analyses, Art, Commentary, Critique, science fiction. Tagged: science fiction, social commentary. 1 comment

Robert J. Sawyer: 1, 2, 3

 

 

Interesting Quotes II

Posted by unawoken on January 1, 2012
Posted in: Critique. Leave a Comment

“Men are so firmly convinced they are materialists that they will believe anything before they suspect us of contriving their destruction by spiritualization.” — Tempter to Satan, Daniel Barwick

“Ideology is what preserves social power in the absence of direct coercion.” — Michael Ryan

“An author does not have to serve the reader on a platter the future historical resolution of the social conflicts which he describes.” — Engels

 

 

2011 in review

Posted by unawoken on January 1, 2012
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

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The Matrix

Posted by unawoken on December 27, 2011
Posted in: illusions, Philosophy. Tagged: plato, the matrix. Leave a Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4XXItJYFKA&feature=player_embedded#!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRNMZEDOBrM&feature=related

Motivational Research

Posted by unawoken on June 17, 2011
Posted in: analyses, Psychology, research, understanding. Tagged: marketing, Psychology. Leave a Comment

Motivational Research

Promiscuous teleology

Posted by unawoken on June 2, 2011
Posted in: analyses, cognition, Evolution, fantasies, folk psychology, human interest, understanding. Tagged: agency, intention, teleology. 3 comments

 

Hitchens on Orwell

Posted by unawoken on May 24, 2011
Posted in: analyses, Commentary, human interest, literature, Writing. Tagged: hitchens, imperialism, orwell. Leave a Comment

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

The Savant Series

Posted by unawoken on May 2, 2011
Posted in: cognition, consciousness, Creativity, memories, Neuroscience, research, trivia, understanding. Tagged: documentary, savants. 4 comments

Memory Masters: How Savants Store Information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The Einstein Effect: Savants and Creativity: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

A Little Matter of Gender: Developmental Differences among Savants: 1,2,3,4,5

Exposé

Posted by unawoken on April 27, 2011
Posted in: Culture, illusions. Tagged: film expose. 5 comments

 

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