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Category: Personal
Posted on: May 14, 2008 8:28 AM, by PZ Myers
I was interviewed for mindcore — I seem to recall that I might have said some harsh things about Francis Collins in this one, but the are all kind of blurring together in my mind now.
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we all know collins is a godlover in secular's clothing, so don't sweat being harsh on him. For all he's done to promote the "happy marriage" of religion and science, he deserves a few more public knocks.
Posted by: michael dorian | May 14, 2008 8:39 AM
Wow, now it's "the legendary PZ Myers".
OT, but you and your colleagues may have encounters with foreign students. Here is an orientation for them from the Columbia Business School on Culture Shock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPfB6GIjM9Q&feature=related
Posted by: bernarda | May 14, 2008 9:20 AM
I can't tell you how grateful I am PZ. Thanks for this link, you rock!
Posted by: Mindcore | May 14, 2008 11:24 AM
Re: #2, the Columbia foreign student piece is really great. Loved both parts.
Posted by: g2 | May 14, 2008 3:58 PM
g2, there are 5 parts to it.
Posted by: bernarda | May 14, 2008 4:46 PM
That was a great series on Culture Shock. While I have never been able to figure out what a quid is, it never occurred to me that American coin might be difficult to figure out for foreigners because it has no numbers on it. I never noticed!
Posted by: Oldfart | May 15, 2008 10:21 AM
However, I belatedly notice that a nickel does have "Five Cents" inscribed on it in text, the penny says "One Cent", the dime only says "One Dime" and the quarter says "Quarter Dollar". However you have to be able to read English to understand that and "One Dime" is hardly a numerical value. "Quarter Dollar" only makes sense if you know that a Dollar is One Hundred Cents.......and so forth.
Posted by: Oldfart | May 15, 2008 10:34 AM