Archive for June, 2008

The rubber hand illusion

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Nice illustration of a good illusion:

Where do you sit in class?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Resolve the Grandfather Paradox with your vote!

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

The folks at the Sci-Fi news site io9 have a cute poll about Poll: What Happens When You Kill Your Own Grandfather As A Baby?

Transporters and identity

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

As I’ll be teaching Philosophy in Science Fiction in the Fall, you’ll be getting more of these. Chaospet has a nice little bit on Trek-style transporters and worries about personal identity here.