31 CommentsThe depths of procrastination have truly reached a new low: We’ve taken to Googling our professors on YouTube. An anonymous tipster points us in the direction of “Prolegomena to any Future Numa Numa,” which features philosophy professor John David Collins and one of who we believe to be the children of Collins and one of who belongs to philosophy professor Christia Mercer. It’s dancey and has nothing whatsoever to do with Kant, making it prime reading week procrastination material.
After the jump, logic professor Achille Varzi weighs in on the 2000 re-count in Florida. It’s dated, but very enjoyable for anyone who’s ever had class with (or even just spoken to) the wonderful Varzi.
Do you know of any other professorial stars of YouTube? Email Bwog or use the comment thread to post links, and we’ll update the post.
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@wotcha! its a google video but close enough
Helfand giving a great talk on whether there’s life in the universe: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2553227601909753346
@Mercer is the Bruce Robbins of the Philosophy Department. Yay for social constructs!
@Voila Not technically a Columbia professor, but might as well be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyqossl-uXA
@orgo borgo also from the annals or havemeyer
marcos the orgo lab director trying to sell signed copies of danishefsky’s synthesis of taxol on the street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBDRpaDSISI&feature=related
best line: look, it’s like a really complicated molecule, lots of rings, anti-aromaticity and stuff… come on, its only like 50 cents.
@orgo borgo I heart scott snyder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxZm8VaBPIc
@Gayatri Spivak “The Trajectory of the Subaltern in My Work”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZHH4ALRFHw
one hour and twenty-eight minutes of pure nonhegemonic fun!
@omg! I LOVE CHRISTIA MERCER!!!!!!! This made my night!!!!!!!
@well, i may be studying for her exam right now, but i love her anyways.
@woo! I love Mercer!
@YES That is Mercer at 0:24. I LOVE HER SO MUCH!
@gulati: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3SdTsCr0to
i dont particularly like this guy, but he’s the only one i found
@R.A. Good one of Varzi dropping the F-bomb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
@Rick Astley I didn’t realize that Rick Astley was a professor here. I want to take that class!
@haha very good
@awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww thats nice
@tigers chemistry professor jack norton on…tigers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfd_sXauDD0&feature=related
@history of philo II Oh my god I’m studying for Mercer’s exam right now and that was so exactly what I needed to see…
@khalidi History prof and Obama friend Rashid Khalidi on Charlie Rose
http://youtube.com/watch?v=si4n4Og1OZY
@yep that’s mercer’s kid. i looked it up during class after she mentioned it and she couldn’t stop blushing… whoops. i’m gonna have to disagree though, she’s a terrible professor. serves me right for thinking “philosophy and feminism” wouldn’t be an indoctrination.
@obviously it serves you right for being a douchebag.
@tonight pillows. midnight etc. Bwoooooog post please.
@luis Tim Wu from the law school is in quite a few videos; none this entertaining, though…
@haha I recall it being ominously mentioned during class that this video would end up on Bwog.
@jeff sachs there are a billion with jeff sachs, but here he is with angelina jolie!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uUHf_kOUM74
@amerstudies http://youtube.com/watch?v=MUjG_uHiDWs
American Studies Professor Roosevelt Montas presents Professor Andy Delbanco’s research for a Spanish-Literary Voices Lecture.
@EPOV!! Anthro professor Elizabeth Povinelli is in the Bright Eyes music video, First Day of My Life!! You see her on the right side of the shot at 0:07 and at 2:24 (she’s lost quite a bit of weight since…)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5rhhQbyYV0
@hey-! Creative Writing dep. prof. Stacey D’Erasmo is in that same exact shot at 2:24. Interesting.
@... It’s Mercer’s son and Collin’s daughter. She told us about it in her class and then was really embarrassed when people looked it up.
She’s so great!
@___ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZV6oaP0Y14
@uhhh google your professor on youtube… are you sure you didn’t itunes them on wikipedia?
@CMlova I am in love with Christia Mercer.
I may be too old for her kids and too young for her but one day I have hopes of civil partnership-ing into her family.