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6 days ago

Which discipline should survive the end of the world? | Cornell Chronicle

Five professors will argue which single academic discipline should be preserved in an apocalypse-proof box to save knowledge for a nearly extinct future.
Philosophy
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2 weeks ago

Brook Ziporyn's talk on Tiantai Buddhism at Rutgers on Thursday, Oct. 23

Public lecture on Tiantai understanding of Buddha-nature and its practical implications at Rutgers New Brunswick on October 23, 2025, 4–5:30pm.
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4 weeks ago

Nobel-winning behavioral economist Richard Thaler to speak Oct. 17 | Cornell Chronicle

Economists have some great tools for doing so, but Thaler got the field to appreciate that human beings, as impressive as we are in many ways, are subject to certain limitations that psychologists know a lot about. Those limitations, such as myopia, sloth and a fear of loss that exceeds the love of gains, have to be taken into account if we're going to truly understand economic decisions.
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