Report from the New School

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

davemarc wrote:
> It's just that, yes, I wanted more talk about M&D and everyone seemed
> extremely reluctant to really take the plunge.  There was a lot of
> vagaries like "this is a great book," "he's a great author," "he
> incorporates science and conveys a sense of wonder," "it's funny, it's
> serious, it's a candy, it's a gum," and "read this book" (who promoted
> this thing again?), but little of the substantive discussion we've gotten
> on this list for--what--a month or so, now? 

Sounds like maybe they don't want to to say anything that doesn't have
that ole' akademic imprimatur--it's safe to talk about the older works
because the scholars have hashed it all out--hey, the p-list is breaking
ground here (or is it wind?).  That's what I'm enjoying about the
MDMD--for the most part posters aren't rehashing something they read in
the literature.

	Steve Maas