Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Subculture or community?

Scott McLeod

Here’s a great quote by Dr.

Kevin Dettmar

, professor of English and cultural studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, from

his recent article, Earbuds and Mosh

Pits

, in the Chronicle of Higher

Education

A subculture is just a community with a bad

reputation.

MySpace, anyone?

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The Future

Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s predictions on life in an AI utopia

Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.

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The Present

How we all got into debt

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Thinking

Everyday Philosophy: “Should I disinvite my bigoted friend from group trips?”

You've got to know when to fight and when to laugh.

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Business

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