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Mariah Carey

Category: Humanities & Social Science
Posted on: April 14, 2008 9:46 AM, by Jonah Lehrer

When I mutter about the fourth culture, about the possibility of bridging the cultural chasms separating art and science, I should make it clear that I'm not talking about stuff like this. In fact, I think there's something mildly offensive about turning one of the more profound equations of modern physics into a lame, self-aggrandizing album title.

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I looked through the track titles hoping for a 'Travelling on a light beam' or 'Twin Paradox', but alas, it was just standard torch song fare.

Posted by: Ashley Moore | April 14, 2008 10:39 AM

I wonder what the E stands for. Energy? Ecstatic? Some other two cent buzzword that is equivalent to Mariah Carey times Carey?

Posted by: Angeline | April 14, 2008 11:33 AM

Emancipation. I thought the least she could do is stick with E = energy

Posted by: jonah | April 14, 2008 11:43 AM

In fact, I think there's something mildly offensive about turning one of the more profound equations of modern physics into a lame, self-aggrandizing album title.

I hope you are just kidding around. Because if you are serious, then I think your offenso-meter is in need of some major fucking recalibration.

Posted by: PhysioProf | April 14, 2008 5:42 PM

Jeez, you're a grump. He was clearly kidding. besides, mariah carey's music is much more offensive than her album title.

Posted by: Jonathan Shaw | April 14, 2008 6:59 PM

Anyone who has a lingerie closet double the size of my apartment and butterflies as mascots has clearly got a good understanding of the important forces in the universe.

Just a genius she is.....


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x52xjs_mariah-careys-lingerie-closet-on-op_shortfilms

Posted by: Rachel | April 14, 2008 7:40 PM

at the risk of further offending the professor, might i add my name to the list of the offended?

i drive a delivery route on the weekends for extra cash, delivering pharmaceuticals to 16 walmart pharmacies in an 8hr span. each store has a large advertisement for mariah's album posted at the entrance.

if they are still up next weekend, i'm bringing some black duct tape. at least for the "e=mc^2" part. ;)

Posted by: coreydbarbarian | April 15, 2008 12:28 AM

According to this article, the actual title of the album is E=mc{+2}.

I don't quite understand how that got translated into E=mc^2 for the album cover, though. The article goes on at quite a length why the title is "additive, not exponential."

Whatever.

Posted by: Dave Munger | April 15, 2008 10:22 AM

E stands for eeeediot.

Posted by: db | April 28, 2008 5:22 PM

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