Scholarly Thinker Prints

'We collaborate. I'm an expert, but not an authority, and Dr Gelbis is an authority, but not an expert.'

Academic Affairs: The Chair of Philosophy Corners the Chair of the Sciences

"This is where anthropology leaves off, and sociology begins."

"Archaeologists discovered several enormous ancient cities buried under the jungles of Cambodia. That means the Khmer civilization was the largest empire on Earth from the 9th to the 12th centuries. That changes everything about our conception of the Middle Ages. What was your conception of the Middle Ages? Well... it was... well, knights, maidens, dragons... mostly dragons. And elves."

'Yes, we teach it here, but I doubt if 'Women's Studies' is what you think it is.'

"She's fine. She just needs some tofu."

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Of course he's smiling. He's getting $15,000 to give a lecture on free speech."

Opportunities in Coronatimes

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

Fear/Knowledge

'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'

"Technology isn't making me smarter. It's allowing me to be dumb, faster."

'The church says the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round for I have seen the shadow on the Moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church.'

'I pledge allegiance to the atom, and to the periodic table on which it stands, many particles indivisible, with orbitals and electrons for all.'

"You're going to have to submit to peer review eventually, Bradshaw!"

'Is there another doctor in the house? He wants a second opinion.'

"Do you honestly believe we evolved from a single snow flake?"

Math Dreams

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

'How can we believe anything when we can disprove everything?'

"Let me slip into something a little more thoughtful."

'The Questioner'

"Cash, Jordan. That's what separates man from the apes."

"If I 'HAD IT ALL' it would it be enough?"

'Seriously, in this day and age, how can people still believe in this nonsense that we have evolved from microbes...?'

"Strawman argument terrorises conversation... News at eleven."

Ducks and hares taken in by a wolf at a seance

"Lori, go ahead and toss in 'Lolita.' Now, what's next?" "We'll need more lighter fluid." "'The Lottery' is devils work." "We must protect the children." "Book burning club"

Florida Governor, Rick Scott, cuts funding for rape victims.

Unemployed recession: the irony is killing me

Six Thinking Hats

"Do you think the flat earth society has members round the globe?"

Unanimous voting.

"This just in: one of us always tells lies; the other always tells the truth. Who's who? Stay tuned."