Geekin' Out
Can't get enough of the stuff we talk about in class? Here are some extra random resources for your inner nerd:
Vaguely Interesting Stuff (I'm tired):
How the Hashtag is Ruining the English Language
How the Hashtag has Changed the Way we Talk
McDonalds will Accept Selfies as Payment
Valdimir Putin's Daughter is a Dancing Queen
Food Tastes Like it Sounds
Worst High School Analogies
How They Made Swords in Medieval Times
Spell with Icons (This is cool for no explicable reason)
British Inventor Turns himself into a "Real-life" Wolverine
X-Rays Read Ancient Scrolls from Pompeii
Who had the Best Civil War Facial Hair?
How the Hashtag has Changed the Way we Talk
McDonalds will Accept Selfies as Payment
Valdimir Putin's Daughter is a Dancing Queen
Food Tastes Like it Sounds
Worst High School Analogies
How They Made Swords in Medieval Times
Spell with Icons (This is cool for no explicable reason)
British Inventor Turns himself into a "Real-life" Wolverine
X-Rays Read Ancient Scrolls from Pompeii
Who had the Best Civil War Facial Hair?
Snow Day=No Day? (I think NOT).
Philosophy:
Can Anarchism be Defended?
New Philosopher Website (Lots of cool article; I just read one about the different types of happiness.)
Philosophy Professor Hates Students and Papers
Nietzsche's 10 Rules for Writers
Philosophy Bro
The History of Philosophy Without any Gaps
Democracy and the Freedom of Choice
Justice v. Anger and Guilt
The Partially Examined Life (Cool Philosophy Blog)
Edmund Burke on the Sublime (With People Love Trees
(Mainly Philosophy) Comics:
The Dark Night of Faith (You don't need to know anything about Kierkegaard to find it funny.)
Dungeons & Dragons & Philosophers
Dinosaur Comics
Myth and Fairy Tale:
The Truth About Witches
The Many Abductions of Helen of Troy
Hunger Begins Every Folktale
Disney Characters in Real Life Situations
Psychology:
You Ruined Your Mother's Brain
How to Fall in Love with Anyone
History:
Beautiful and Morbid Mourning Jewelry
Couple buys and begins restoring a French chateau from the 1700s
Uncle Tom's Cabin in Pop Culture
Smithsonian App Brings Skeletons to Life
435 Billion Websites Saved Over Time
Books:
At What Age did Famous Authors Publish Their most Famous Works
Reading Fantasy Books Makes You a Better Person
Your Parents Should (still) Read to You
Letters From Famous People
Random:
Send a Glitter Bomb to Your Enemies Anywhere on Earth
A Glossary of Hand Gestures for Critical Discussion (I already use almost all of these.)
People Sum Up Their PhD Dissertations in One Sentence: lol my thesis
Huh? Apparently it's Universal
Missing Woman Joins Search Party Looking for Herself
All of the Best 80s and 90s Computer Games (Oregon Trail!) Online
Pick the Best Board Game to Play in Any Situation with this Flowchart
GIFs of Mushrooms Growing
When Being Valedictorian Isn't Enough
Same Performance, Better Grades
Light Installation in an Abandoned Building in Lithuanian
Can Anarchism be Defended?
New Philosopher Website (Lots of cool article; I just read one about the different types of happiness.)
Philosophy Professor Hates Students and Papers
Nietzsche's 10 Rules for Writers
Philosophy Bro
The History of Philosophy Without any Gaps
Democracy and the Freedom of Choice
Justice v. Anger and Guilt
The Partially Examined Life (Cool Philosophy Blog)
Edmund Burke on the Sublime (With People Love Trees
(Mainly Philosophy) Comics:
The Dark Night of Faith (You don't need to know anything about Kierkegaard to find it funny.)
Dungeons & Dragons & Philosophers
Dinosaur Comics
Myth and Fairy Tale:
The Truth About Witches
The Many Abductions of Helen of Troy
Hunger Begins Every Folktale
Disney Characters in Real Life Situations
Psychology:
You Ruined Your Mother's Brain
How to Fall in Love with Anyone
History:
Beautiful and Morbid Mourning Jewelry
Couple buys and begins restoring a French chateau from the 1700s
Uncle Tom's Cabin in Pop Culture
Smithsonian App Brings Skeletons to Life
435 Billion Websites Saved Over Time
Books:
At What Age did Famous Authors Publish Their most Famous Works
Reading Fantasy Books Makes You a Better Person
Your Parents Should (still) Read to You
Letters From Famous People
Random:
Send a Glitter Bomb to Your Enemies Anywhere on Earth
A Glossary of Hand Gestures for Critical Discussion (I already use almost all of these.)
People Sum Up Their PhD Dissertations in One Sentence: lol my thesis
Huh? Apparently it's Universal
Missing Woman Joins Search Party Looking for Herself
All of the Best 80s and 90s Computer Games (Oregon Trail!) Online
Pick the Best Board Game to Play in Any Situation with this Flowchart
GIFs of Mushrooms Growing
When Being Valedictorian Isn't Enough
Same Performance, Better Grades
Light Installation in an Abandoned Building in Lithuanian
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For those of you looking to get cha learn on over break:
Vaguely Homeric Information:
Gate to Hell Found in Turkey
The Odyssey in LEGO form
Classical Statues Taking Selfies
Once-Majestic Cities That Sank Beneath The Ocean
Philosophical Stuff:
Should You Kill the Fat Man? Find your answer to "The Trolley Problem."
Practical Philosophers to Empower You
Free Will?
Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Theories of the Emotions
Animal Consciousness
The Meaning of Life
Linguistics:
Map of Old World Language Families
9 Words that Don't Mean What you Think
Why Handwriting Matters
History:
THE WORLD'S OLDEST PANTS
Ye Olde Taco House
7 Historical Parallels to Game of Thrones
The Role of Beauty in the Formation of Men as Men
Lectures on Medieval History
40 Maps that Explain the Roman Empire
The Romans Used Nanotechnology
A Short History of Beard Styles
Miscellaneous:
Cautionary Children's Stories from 1831
The Star Wars Teaser Trailer
How to Exist on only 4.5 Hours of Sleep
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Learn How to Moonwalk
Psychology, Math, and Science:
Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
The Mythology of Conformity
Self-Portraits of Alzheimer's
Why Determination Matters More than Intelligence
Not a Children Grow the Same
99 Lectures from the World's Top Scientists
Proof that Faith and Reason Are BFFs
Gate to Hell Found in Turkey
The Odyssey in LEGO form
Classical Statues Taking Selfies
Once-Majestic Cities That Sank Beneath The Ocean
Philosophical Stuff:
Should You Kill the Fat Man? Find your answer to "The Trolley Problem."
Practical Philosophers to Empower You
Free Will?
Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Theories of the Emotions
Animal Consciousness
The Meaning of Life
Linguistics:
Map of Old World Language Families
9 Words that Don't Mean What you Think
Why Handwriting Matters
History:
THE WORLD'S OLDEST PANTS
Ye Olde Taco House
7 Historical Parallels to Game of Thrones
The Role of Beauty in the Formation of Men as Men
Lectures on Medieval History
40 Maps that Explain the Roman Empire
The Romans Used Nanotechnology
A Short History of Beard Styles
Miscellaneous:
Cautionary Children's Stories from 1831
The Star Wars Teaser Trailer
How to Exist on only 4.5 Hours of Sleep
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Learn How to Moonwalk
Psychology, Math, and Science:
Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
The Mythology of Conformity
Self-Portraits of Alzheimer's
Why Determination Matters More than Intelligence
Not a Children Grow the Same
99 Lectures from the World's Top Scientists
Proof that Faith and Reason Are BFFs
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Bad news. I'm quitting. I found a new dream job: call me a lexicographer.
In case you wanted to read up on the linguistics of Doge.
For those of you who've asked me questions about the significance of names in the Odyssey, I came across this really interesting book. I highly recommend chapters 5 and 6 (p. 139 on). You probably also want to read this brief overview on the meaning of Odysseus' name for it to make sense. Seriously cool stuff. NO SERIOUSLY THIS READING IS BLOWING MY GRAMMATICAL MIND. BUT ACTUALLY. SERIOUSLY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE ODYSSEY AT ALL BEFORE READING THIS.
Medieval Childhood in England (this site, The Ultimate History Project, is generally kind of awesome)
Wonder Woman: A History; Mythology of Gender and Nation
Mythology and the Superhero
Landscape Description in Homer's Odyssey
For those of you who wondered what the Ancient Greek (probably) sounded like:
Wonder Woman: A History; Mythology of Gender and Nation
Mythology and the Superhero
Landscape Description in Homer's Odyssey
For those of you who wondered what the Ancient Greek (probably) sounded like:
Curious about Dawn (with her rosy fingers)? You can read about EVERY SINGLE TIME she appears in the Odyssey:
Tracking the Odyssey's Plot through Dawn's Epithets
Tracking the Odyssey's Plot through Dawn's Epithets
Yay, another long weekend for learning!
The Science of Charismatic Voices
How using Emoji Makes Us Less Emotional
The Psychology of Irrational Fear
What if Age is Nothing but a Mindset?
Lone Geniuses Are Overrated
Relevant:
The Science of Charismatic Voices
How using Emoji Makes Us Less Emotional
The Psychology of Irrational Fear
What if Age is Nothing but a Mindset?
Lone Geniuses Are Overrated
Relevant:
Three Day Weekends=Three Times More Time to Learn (remember that I teach English, not math)
10 common faults in human thought. And here are 10 more.
Scientists link Insanity to Creativity
52 Historically Colorized Photos
40 Free Educational Websites
More on Yoda's Syntax
10 common faults in human thought. And here are 10 more.
Scientists link Insanity to Creativity
52 Historically Colorized Photos
40 Free Educational Websites
More on Yoda's Syntax
Something actually related to class:
Dirtbag Hans Christian Andersen (a la "The Little Mermaid" and "The Snow Queen") was Charles Dickens' (Oliver Twist) least favorite house guest.
And a bunch of things that aren't:
What's holding back American teenagers?
The Science to Support Reading Actual Books
The Difference between Print and Ebooks (one guess which one's better)
The Psychology of Penmanship
Apparently no one Reads Academic Papers (shocker)
The Reason You're So "Fancy" (unless you only listen to Nigerian Funk)
Remember when I told you that I wasn't the only person who knew the word "gentrification"? Proof (in photographic form from NY)
Dirtbag Hans Christian Andersen (a la "The Little Mermaid" and "The Snow Queen") was Charles Dickens' (Oliver Twist) least favorite house guest.
And a bunch of things that aren't:
What's holding back American teenagers?
The Science to Support Reading Actual Books
The Difference between Print and Ebooks (one guess which one's better)
The Psychology of Penmanship
Apparently no one Reads Academic Papers (shocker)
The Reason You're So "Fancy" (unless you only listen to Nigerian Funk)
Remember when I told you that I wasn't the only person who knew the word "gentrification"? Proof (in photographic form from NY)
If you are struggling with, or super interested in, analysis/annotation, here are some additional resources to help/titillate you:
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If you were interested in learning more about the experiment where people opted to shock themselves rather than think
I gave you an excerpt of the "Don't send your kids to Ivy League Schools." Here is the whole article.
There is a library that will open in 100 years, and no one will get to read any of its books (written by famous authors) until then.
There's never time to do even 1% of what I'd like to do in class. Including analyzing Disney's portrayals of school:
I gave you an excerpt of the "Don't send your kids to Ivy League Schools." Here is the whole article.
There is a library that will open in 100 years, and no one will get to read any of its books (written by famous authors) until then.
There's never time to do even 1% of what I'd like to do in class. Including analyzing Disney's portrayals of school:
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