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Fascinating stuff: After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately — [...]
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January 2nd, 2012 
Daniel Fincke Before I Deconverted: I Was A Teenage Christian Contrarian
November 21st, 2011 Daniel Fincke A few weeks ago I began chronicling the story of my Christianity, my deconversion, and my personal and intellectual development post-deconversion. I began with the reminiscences, Before I Deconverted: My Christian Childhood and Before I Deconverted: Ministers As Powerful Role Models. This post is a series of recollections of my high school religiosity. Below I cover [...]
The Claymation Allegory of the Cave
November 1st, 2011 Daniel Fincke A wonderful brief film of Plato’s allegory of the Cave by Michael Ramsey and John Grigsby: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Historical Philosophy, Historical Philosophy, Philosophy, Plato, Plato, Videos 
Tags: Animation, Claymation, Novelties 
5 Comments »Colbert on Whether Being Gay is a Choice
October 8th, 2011 Daniel Fincke The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Your Thoughts?
Posted in Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, Homophobia, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Homosexuality, LGBTQAA, Political Satire, Political Satire, Politics, Politics, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics, Satire, Satire, Videos Tags: Being Gay Is Not A Choice, Colbert Report, Herman Cain, The View 11 Comments »The Moral Toll of Executions on the Consciences of Executioners
September 22nd, 2011 Daniel Fincke Allen Ault is the retired director of the Georgia Department of Corrections and former warden of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison which handled Troy Davis. Ault oversaw executions for the state of Georgia. He is now Eastern Kentucky University’s dean of “College of Justice and Society” and well-informed from an academic perspective about the [...]
Posted in Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Authoritarianism, Authoritarianism, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Contemporary Ethics, Contemporary Ethics, Ethics, Ethics, Law, Law, Law & Politics, Moral Psychology, Moral Psychology, Morality, Morality, News, News Discussion, News Discussion, Philosophical Ethics, Philosophical Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Politics, Videos Tags: Allen Ault, Anti-Death Penalty, Death Penalty, Dennis O'Neill, Ed Schultz, Ed Show, Effects of Executions on Executioners, Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, Jeanne Woodford, Rachel Maddow, Reginald Wilkinson, Rick Perry, Ron McAndrew, Terry Collins, Troy Anthony Davis, Troy Davis 7 Comments »How Does Language Shape Our Color Experiences?
September 18th, 2011 Daniel Fincke A fascinating video, via PZ, who also offers some analysis. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b71rT9fU-I&feature=player_embedded#! Your Thoughts?
St. Vincent’s “Cruel”
September 5th, 2011 Daniel Fincke I cannot figure out what I love more, her brilliant music or her unique and remarkable theatrically controlled facial expressions. Her videos always mesmerize me, she’s positively electric on stage, and the songs get deep under the skin. She’s one of the best of our time. Support genius, pick up Strange Mercy. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Videos, Music Videos, Videos 1 Comment »Scapegoating Through Song, Swedish Style
September 5th, 2011 Daniel Fincke If you know how to sing in Swedish, sing along, otherwise be sure the subtitles are on (the cc button on the YouTube player): Via Friendly Atheist Your Thoughts?
Posted in Comedy, Comedy, Homophobia, Homophobia, LGBTQAA, Parody, Parody, Political Satire, Political Satire, Satire, Satire, Videos Tags: Novelties 6 Comments »Cheetah Whisperer
September 3rd, 2011 Daniel Fincke The sounds of the cheetahs in the first couple of minutes is downright musical: Thanks to Leroy for the find. And I cannot mention cheetahs and not provide a link to some of my favorite 19 seconds in TV history. Your Thoughts?
Poets Read Craisglist Posts
September 3rd, 2011 Daniel Fincke Everything is deeper when poets read it: via The Dish Your Thoughts?
Posted in Comedy, Comedy, Unintentional Comedy, Unintentional Comedy, Videos Tags: Novelties No Comments »Scientists Examine Evidence For Scientology
September 3rd, 2011 Daniel Fincke The results are shocking: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Atheist Videos, Atheist Videos, Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, Parody, Parody, Religulous, Religulous, Satire, Satire, Videos Tags: Scientology 2 Comments »Santorum’s Hypocrisy and Backwardness on Questions of Epistemic Authority
September 1st, 2011 Daniel Fincke My thoughts:
Posted in Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Christianity, Christianity, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Contemporary Ethics, Contemporary Ethics, Cultural Secularism, Cultural Secularism, Ethics, Faith, Faith, Free Speech, Free Speech, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Homophobia, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy, Hypocrisy, Law, Law, LGBTQAA, Philosophy Of Religion, Political Secularism, Political Secularism, Politics, Politics, Psychology, Psychology, Religion, Religion, Religious Extremism, Religious Extremism, Religious Moderates, Religious Moderates, Religious Rights, Religious Rights, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Same Sex Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Separation of Church and State, Teleology, Teleology, Theocracy, Theocracy, Theocrats, Theocrats, Videos Tags: Rick Santorum 5 Comments »Learn About Dark Matter In One Minute
August 5th, 2011 Daniel Fincke More one minute physics lessons here. H/T: Greg Laden Your Thoughts?
The Best Christian Ever
May 24th, 2011 Daniel Fincke This video, from ABC’s show What Would You Do?, features an incredible gesture of altruistic human love which made me quite teary to watch. And it’s by someone inspired by Jesus. If only this was the sum of what following Jesus meant to people: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Christianity, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus, Psychology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Sociology, Videos Tags: ABC's "What Would You Do?" 7 Comments »Jason Alexander Teaching Larry David How To Play George Constanza
April 21st, 2011 Daniel Fincke I’m a big Seinfeld fan but I’ve only seen a little bit of Curb Your Enthusiasm and have been completely underwhelmed by it. But I just stumbled across this clip of Jason Alexander schooling Larry David on how to play George Costanza (the character based on Larry David and played by Jason Alexander on Seinfeld) [...]
For the Love of Language!
April 21st, 2011 Daniel Fincke A thought provoking polemic from the great Stephen Fry: Your Thoughts?
Hitchens In Confidence
April 19th, 2011 Daniel Fincke The latest from our guy: That’s just part one of 6, click through for the whole interview. Your Thoughts?
"Atheists Kill People"
April 16th, 2011 Daniel Fincke A cathartic remix of so many of the most memorable demonizations of atheists from the last few years: Your Thoughts?
Happy Birthday, Christopher Hitchens!
April 13th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Here’s hoping desperately for many returns, against the odds. Your Thoughts?
Dan Savage on Nightline
March 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke An amusing as expected profile: Your Thoughts?
Norway's State Philosopher
March 20th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Below is some of Michael Moore’s documentary footage which he cut from Sicko. He explores Norway’s exceedingly high standard of living and the values which produce it. Along the way he talks to Hynrik Syse, the philosopher who the government hired to manage the nation’s oil profits so that they would be used in the wisest [...]
Posted in Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Politics, Videos, World Affairs, World Affairs 3 Comments »Tyson On How We Can Tell Nature Was Not Designed For Us
March 19th, 2011 Daniel Fincke A really nice rundown from Neil deGrasse Tyson: Your Thoughts?
On God And The Japanese Earthquake
March 16th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Edward Tarte says everything that shouldn’t need to be said on the topic, but sadly does: The word poison is a bit unnecessarily strong, but the rest is spot on. Your Thoughts?
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