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2014

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Letters + Numbers = Symbols, Gabriel Leiner Jul 2014

Letters + Numbers = Symbols, Gabriel Leiner

Gabriel Leiner

A philosophical editorial column for magazine publication based on experiences in Queens, New York, gathered through interviews, late night park chess games, and various travels on trains and subways. The column touches upon the ideas of learning and classifying information by quantifying it, versus using emotion, feeling and experience to understand information. As a possible solution, the column suggests symbols and colors as perhaps better, or perhaps more advanced ways of classifying things, communicating and learning.

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Wild Rides And Wildflowers: Philosophy And Botany With Bikes, Scott Abbott, Sam Rushforth Mar 2014

Wild Rides And Wildflowers: Philosophy And Botany With Bikes, Scott Abbott, Sam Rushforth

Scott Abbott

This book bears only passing resemblance to any book we have read to date. We hope it is comical, perhaps in ways that will remind readers of NPR’s “Car Talk,” where listeners share the good natured and sometimes acidic banter between brothers who also know a lot about cars. We hope it is moving, not in the extended ways Terry Tempest Williams often achieves, but through surprising comments and stories that accompany the bike rides and that, over the course of four years, add up to a larger picture. We hope it is informative, not in the comprehensive way John …

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