Glowing Face Man

Articles by Sam Alexander.

Friday, September 11, 2009

The Length of a Human Lifetime

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What would it be like to live to a thousand? The average human lifespan in the Western world is about 80 years old. In parts of Africa, it...
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

How to be Solipsistic

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Solipsism is the philosophical notion that you are the only consciousness in this universe. That might sound rather extreme at first pass, b...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

A Modern Version of Psalm 23

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One of the most beautiful artifacts of Judaism is Psalm 23, a song composed 3000 years ago by David, second king of ancient Israel. As is s...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Three Applications of the Sorites Paradox

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The most baffling of the ancient paradoxes is probably the Sorites Paradox, attributed to Eubulides in the 4th century BC. The word "S...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

The Power of Now vs. Positive Affirmations

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There is a great schism dividing the personal-development movement. On the one hand there are gurus like Anthony Robbins who take a more me...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

My Anime Story

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A few years ago, I was pathetically afraid of what other people thought about me. My biggest phobia was the fear of scrutiny. That's w...

How to Take Control of Life

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It has been said that our entire lives are just preparation for the few brief moments that really matter. Aside from those precious fleetin...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

How to Seduce a Girl in a Hollywood Movie

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If you ever find yourself starring in a major Hollywood blockbuster and there's a girl you want to seduce, here are some ways you can go...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Kindness and Cruelty

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In civilized society, we go to any extreme to avoid fighting. Long gone are the duels of the past, long outgrown is the namecalling of grad...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Three Applications of High, Abstract Math

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As a math teacher, I'm always wishing I had more free time with my students, where I could show them some of the advanced real-world app...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

How to Contribute to Society

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Having inherited a life of relative comfort and abundance, a life almost never disturbed by "Fight or Flight", you and I have the ...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Map is not the Territory

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The past few days, my girlfriend and I have been driving all around Illinois, and the Garmin GPS system in the car (a rental) has been a rea...
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