Wednesday, July 25, 2007

an oldie but goodie: the sokal affair



background.

alan sokal's parody article.

his article in which he reveals the above article is a hoax.

sokal's reply to social text's editorial responding to the hoax article.

i don't know why i thought of the sokal affair today, but it brought a smile to my face. the sokal affair was the "punk'd" of academia.

(wow, i am a dork.)

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