econnexus™ » Philosophy http://econnexus.org Water Connects Us™ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:11:10 +0000 en hourly 1 marty marty Save gas - Save money - Save the Planet! No No Kelly Wins 10th World Title. Andy is Dead. http://econnexus.org/kelly-wins-world-title-andy-is-dead/ http://econnexus.org/kelly-wins-world-title-andy-is-dead/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:40:58 +0000 Jim http://econnexus.org/?p=583 Kelly Slater has just won the world tour event in Puerto Rico, and with it his tenth world surfing championship.

The contest was suspended for two days earlier this week because three times world champion Andy Irons had just died. In his hotel room, apparently of dengue fever.

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I urge you to read the special section in it's entirety. It contains articles by nine distinguished figures – linguist Noam Chomsky, neuroscientist Chris Frith, philosopher A.C. Grayling, philosopher Mary Midgeley, sociologist David Miller, mathematical physicist Roger Penrose, bioethicist Tom Shakespeare, artist Keith Tyson, and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, together with an editorial overview of their contributions that gives the raison d'etre for the articles:

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