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Letter from an English Department on the Brink | Sarah Blackwood | The New York Review of Books
By Sarah Blackwood, April 2, 2023 At the English department I chair, our major has grown by more than 40 percent in the last two years. We are being driven to the edge of extinction anyway. I write to you with news about the state of the English major at one non-elite, midsize, regional comprehensive…
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What Is Occam’s Razor? | Occam’s Razor Examples | Popular Mechanics
Without Occam’s razor, we may not have Boyle’s law, which made jaws drop in an iconic demonstration with a compass, magnet, and feather. By Caroline Delbert, Feb 24, 2022 Occam’s razor is a figure of speech and fundamental idea that helps us remember the value of simplicity. It specifically states that “when you have two…
