Anyone else read "The Office and Philosophy"?
Q. It's great book of essys from a variety of thinkers edited by J. Wisnewski from Blackwell Publishing dissecting both the British and American versions of the show with regards to morality, sexism, racism, homophobia, self-delusion, mortality, and even has a section on what you need to know about Dwight Shrute. Fact: Dwight K. Shrute receives faxes from the future Dwight.
Asked by Remy Fasolla - Fri Apr 11 11:32:16 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Wow, that seems really interesting, especially since I love the show. :) I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
Answered by unknown - Fri Apr 11 18:03:02 2008

Question for creationists?
Q. How do you account for the correspondence between Cytochrome-C differences and the evolutionary tree? Also, the DNA similarities tree that mirrors the evolutionary tree but were created through entirely difference means? Cytochrome c is a highly conserved protein across the spectrum of species, found in plants, animals, and many unicellular organisms. This, along with its small size (molecular weight about 12,000 daltons), makes it useful in studies of cladistics. Its primary structure consists of a chain of about 100 amino acids. Many higher order organisms possess a chain of 104 amino acids. The cytochrome c molecule has been studied for the glimpse it gives into evolutionary biology. Both chickens and turkeys have identical… [cont.]
Asked by ssianca ssrezezek {ssinxx} - Thu Apr 1 02:26:39 2010 - - 9 Answers - 2 Comments

A. You are asking for way to much for a creationist to answer. You gotta keep it at yes or no questions and cant be any longer than a few words. By asking anything more, they will just start yelling bible quotes and/or verses until you get annoyed with their childish ignorance and decide to leave, which is the only type of victory they will ever get when it comes to proving creationism.
Answered by Swifty - Thu Apr 1 02:34:13 2010

Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Media Series Books?
Q. You've seen them: The Matrix and Philosophy, Monty Python and Philosophy, South Park and Philosophy, Terminator and Philosophy, the list goes on. Now, they are even doing TV shows like House, and other such newer hit series. Why do you think they are trying to perpetuate this trend? 1. Validate Philosophy to the TV-viewing audience 2. Validate Pop-Culture to Philosophy students Of course, there could be other agendas involved, not the least of which could be a publishing Contract (after the success of The Matrix and Philosophy) to do a 14-book series and they ran out of iconic movies to mistreat. 3. Show off the evidence of past Philosophical studies in the Script-writers. 4. Betray the inescapable connectivity of philosophical… [cont.]
Asked by Wraxtiorre - Sun Jul 26 00:40:20 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sell books. Do you know how hard it is to sell philosophy books? It's impossible. I mean, have you read them? They're beyond vapid, totally distorted description of philosophy that come straight from a Dictionary of Philosophy rather than from an actual understanding of concepts. But the audience of House compared to the audience of Hume is undeniably attractive.
Answered by IlllllllllllllI - Sun Jul 26 00:51:26 2009

Why do Mexican Guys (and Women at times) consistently pick on me?
Q. Whether I am out with my Cougar (Who happens to be white and blonde) or alone is seems that I always get singled out. Perhaps this is a Southern California phenomenon, I live in LA. I could be in a parking lot, walking to a movie or getting a cheese burger or serving them as a customer. Either way, I get a dirty look, they get mad and extremely confrontational or they just get nit picky. Could it be spawned from gang related racial cleansing: More over the negative sentiments towards blacks from latinos have been published in scholarly articles: This same animosity has not been returned by blacks towards latinos in the same severity. Whats up? (Que Pasa?)
Asked by niteinshining - Mon May 5 19:54:05 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think a lot of times if you are expecting to get treated a certain way, then you will get treated that way. I'm not sure why this happens, but I think it is related to the laws of attraction - sort of an invisible force that creates these energies that fulfill our expectations. It was described well in the recent book "The Secret". I used to think that a lot of black people didn't like me, but then I noticed my fiance didn't have the same problem, so I tried to act more like him. Now when I meet someone new, people are almost always friendlier. I can't tell you what I changed because I'm not sure, but my change in attitude seems to have made a big difference. You are probably just throwing out a lot of bad karma.
Answered by Chicagodiva - Mon May 5 20:22:17 2008

Do you think the points system should be limited. It dosent encourage answering if I can't spend the points.
Q. K if i could pile up all these points and the way to get them is to answer all these questions, then I am limited to the points I can spend so what is the insentive to answer a bunch of questions. Do you think yahoo would be smart to offer "buy chances to win prizes with earned points. Do you think that yahoo should give you a branded page that you can use your own logo and have a dynamic poll creating site and a admin. You would choose to publish back to yahoo ask directory or make it a private poll. I just think the system could be tuned better for us and they get the users in return. Also I think that you should be able to earn points for the amount of people to answer on your or good questions. That would keep junk off. The user could… [cont.]
Asked by Coolwhipkid - Sun Jul 23 01:49:50 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. some good thoughts there
Answered by sunshine25 - Sun Jul 23 01:53:47 2006

Does any one know who this person is?
Q. As a black mathematician, myt work was comparable to that of Blackwell and Wilkins, but my career had one major fault- I resolutely refused to obtain a ph.D.(i.e I considered it a waste of my time) By age 19, I had earned a B.S. in mathematics and a B.S in biology; by age 23 I had published 8 high-quality papers in mathemetics. O erall, I published six mathematics books and nearly 80 papers in algebra analysis, mathematical biology, statistics and topology.. being considered the undisputed leader in the mathematical area of random polynomials. Despite not having a Ph.D, I spent most of my career as a mathematics professor at Wayne State University. Despondent over the death of my cherished wife, I took my own life in 1990.
Asked by :O - Sat Dec 8 16:37:08 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Albert T. Bharucha-Reid "Bharucha-Reid: To me, Albert T. Bharucha-Reid's work was, mathematically, nearly has great as Blackwell's and Wilkins, but for points of recognition, his career suffered one major fault - he resolutely refused to obtain a Ph.D. I have known several good mathematicians (e.g., James Joseph, and Andrew Gleason, an ex-chair of Harvard University's Mathematics Department) who have found themselves in a similar position. In 1949 at the age of 19, Albert Turner Reid (he later shared the surname, Bharucha, of his India born wife) earned a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Iowa. By the time he was 23, he produced mathematics for eight published papers, but did not produce a Ph.D. thesis (he… [cont.]
Answered by Ancalagon - Sat Dec 8 16:56:14 2007

i need answers to this Black History Month assigment?
Q. 1. In 1943, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics and ninth African American to earn to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics was___? Who received the 2nd Ph.D in 1949 from Yale, and 3rd from the University of Michigan. --- 2. who was the first African American woman to publish a non Ph.D thesis in Mathematics Research paper? What year? --- 3. who was an astronomer, clock maker, and publisher? He devised calculations to predict solar and lunar eclipses. He is famous for his puzzle in mathematics and trigonometry. --- 4. who was the first African American to be admitted to Johns Hopkins University? born on July, 23 1863, he was a mathematican an also a sociologist, newspaper columist, aurther and essayist. he introduced… [cont.]
Asked by Ryanc C - Fri Feb 26 17:56:36 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1. Euphemia Lofton Haynes 2. Gloria Ford Gilmer (1956) 3. Benjamin Banneker 4. Kelly Miller 5. David Blackwell 6. J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.
Answered by Laura H. - Fri Feb 26 18:05:39 2010

Cultural Relativism / Moral Pluralism - I need to find this book?
Q. There is a book, published around 92 I think, that compares and contrasts concepts on the above topics put forward by Immanuel Kant, Jean-Paul Sartre, Franz Boas and Friedrich Nietzsche to name a few. I would imagine it'd be on a core reading list for any anthropology or philosophy students, although it doesnt seem to be available at my uni for any of those topic'd modules. Seem to remember it had a foreword by Sterling Harwood? Have tried torrent, foxfly, wildcat, googleschol, google books, blackwell synergy, am all out of ideas. Any help would be mucho grande.
Asked by Samski - Fri Feb 1 05:10:49 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I've spent the better part of an hour looking, but don't let that influence your choice of best answer. ;-) Anyway, I can't find anything with that title except an old book ('72) Cultural Relativism; Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism by Melville J Herskovits that doesn't seem to have Harwood. However, there IS a book called Critical Thinking by Moore and Parker which had an edition out in '91. Sterling Harwood apparently wrote a couple of the chapters. It IS a textbook but there's no content listed at amazon. In '96, there's Classical theories of international relations / Ian Clark; Iver B Neumann -- I don't see Harwood listed as writing any of it but it does have Kant as one of the subjects. If you're sure about Harwood, try… [cont.]
Answered by princessmikey - Sun Feb 3 08:29:14 2008

Works Cited 4?
Q. Can someone make a works cited page in apa format using these. 17. Dog's Life is a monthly magazine published in Atlanta. In volume 16, number 3, of that publication (whose date is August 1996), Walter Kelly's article "Little Laces for Little People" appeared. It began on pages 32 to 37 and continued on pages 188 and 189. You found it using the lnfoTrac General Periodical ASAP database on CD-ROM, and you downloaded the full text of the article onto a floppy disk to read later on your home computer. The Information Access Company, which distributes the database, updated it last month. 18. You used the World Wide Web to read an article, "Tasteless Laces," by M. R. Blackwell. It appeared this year in the January issue of Cyberlace,… [cont.]
Asked by UnknownX - Sat Dec 1 20:38:16 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think you're asking these questions in the wrong section/area...how about "homework help?"h
Answered by Shars - Sat Dec 1 23:12:57 2007

i need answers to this Black History Month assigment?
Q. 1. In 1943, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics and ninth African American to earn to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics was___? Who received the 2nd Ph.D in 1949 from Yale, and 3rd from the University of Michigan. --- 2. who was the first African American woman to publish a non Ph.D thesis in Mathematics Research paper? What year? --- 3. who was an astronomer, clock maker, and publisher? He devised calculations to predict solar and lunar eclipses. He is famous for his puzzle in mathematics and trigonometry. --- 4. who was the first African American to be admitted to Johns Hopkins University? born on July, 23 1863, he was a mathematican an also a sociologist, newspaper columist, aurther and essayist. he introduced… [cont.]
Asked by Ryanc C - Fri Feb 26 17:58:45 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1.) Euphemia Lofton Haynes 2.) Gloria Ford Gilmer...at year 1956 3.) Benjamin Banneker 4.) Kelly Miller 5.) David Harold Blackwell =) 6.) J. Earnest Wilkins, Jr.
Answered by ELi chan - Fri Feb 26 18:13:09 2010