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Skepticblog 15 incredible sites to visit for design inspiration - TNW Design & Dev Any writer, photographer or artist understands the importance of inspiration. Sometimes an idea just won’t gel until you get the right bit of creative spark from an unexpected source. The web has made it easier than ever for us to be influenced, enlightened and inspired by the designs of people from around the world. Where you previously had to visit galleries, exhibitions or shops, you can now unlock a worlds worth of design with a few clicks. The sites in this list are all places that provide design inspiration in one way or another. Whether it’s by showcasing the things that others find inspiring, putting individuals works out there for opinion or simply by showing us what’s ‘cool’ today. Svpply Svpply is a collection of products that are liked and added by the community. The Mill The Mill is a visual effects studio that services tons of global clients on film, TV and advertising projects. Unhappy Hipsters Swiss Miss Psfk Notcot Dribbble The Cool Hunter We make money not art Cool Hunting

Top 20 Logical Fallacies - The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Introduction to Argument Structure of a Logical Argument Whether we are consciously aware of it or not, our arguments all follow a certain basic structure. They begin with one or more premises, which are facts that the argument takes for granted as the starting point. Then a principle of logic is applied in order to come to a conclusion. Premise1: If A = B, Premise2: and B = C Logical connection: Then (apply principle of equivalence) Conclusion: A = C In order for an argument to be considered valid the logical form of the argument must work – must be valid. Also it is important to note that an argument may use wrong information, or faulty logic to reach a conclusion that happens to be true. Breaking down an argument into its components is a very useful exercise, for it enables us to examine both our own arguments and those of others and critically analyze them for validity. Examine your Premises As stated above, in order for an argument to be sound all of its premises must be true.

Unhappy Hipsters Sci-ence! A Science and Skepticism Based Comic and Blog. Brain Pickings suicide_note Douglas Hofstadter Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of "I",[2][3] consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. He is best known for his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, first published in 1979. It won both the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction[4][5] and a National Book Award (at that time called The American Book Award) for Science.[6][a] His 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.[7][8][9] Early life and education[edit] Hofstadter was born in New York City, the son of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Hofstadter. Academic career[edit] Hofstadter's many interests include music, visual art, the mind, creativity, consciousness, self-reference, translation and mathematics. The pursuit of beauty has driven Hofstadter both inside and outside his professional work.

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