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Why I Hate how PE is taught in Public Schools
What P.E. tells us about the Philosophy of Education
Sep 24
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Barry Lam
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I Don't Have Kids. Why Should I Always Cover for You?
The Politics of University Course Scheduling
Sep 9
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Barry Lam
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August 2025
Invited to Speak? Here’s What You Should Know Before Accepting
The Hidden Economy of Being in Demand
Aug 19
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Barry Lam
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When Should you Peak?
Why it Matters When You Achieve, not just What you Achieve.
Aug 5
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Barry Lam
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July 2025
Cooperating with Assholes
What happens when corporate paranoia meets public philosophy at a quiet retreat in the Hudson Valley
Jul 29
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Barry Lam
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Do-Gooders, Fads, and Boredom
Does moral urgency track the academic publishing cycle?
Jul 22
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Barry Lam
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Viewpoint Diversity and Overton Windows in Academia
Maybe academics should be explicit about our boundaries
Jul 15
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Barry Lam
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What Temperature is "Room Temperature" Water?
A look back at the context-sensitivity wars in the philosophy of language
Jul 8
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Barry Lam
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June 2025
Philosophy Shouldn't Be a McMansion
What Star Wars, Suburban Home-Building, and Derek Parfit teach us about having too many cooks in the kitchen.
Jun 24
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Barry Lam
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When is it Moral Just Because it is Normal?
Medical decisions in the US and China, whistleblowing, and moral relativism.
Jun 17
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Barry Lam
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When Losing the Game is Better than Losing Face
The Unwritten Rules of Sports and the Limits of Rational Self-Interest
Jun 10
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Barry Lam
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Why Do PhD Programs Even Exist?
* What faculty say when they're drunk and honest
Jun 3
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Barry Lam
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